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Castillo-Fernandez, Juan
Gilroy, Rachel
Jones, Roshonda B.
Honaker, Ryan W.
Whittle, Michaella J.
Watson, Phillip
Amos, Gregory C. A.
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Article History
Received: 3 March 2025
Accepted: 21 September 2025
First Online: 17 January 2026
Declarations
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: All samples included in this study were approved by the Waltham Petcare Science Institute Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Board. For animal cohorts 2 and 3, all study participants provided informed, written consent at the beginning of the study and were advised of their rights to withdraw at any time.
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: J.C-F., R.G., M.J.W., G.C.A.A. and P.W. are employees of Mars Petcare, a manufacturer of pet food and provider of veterinary services. R.B.J. and R.W.H were employees of NomNomNow, a company owned by Mars Petcare, at the time of the study. Funding was provided by Mars Petcare. Mars Petcare has filed patents relating to this research. G.C.A.A is a senior editor of the journal 'microbiome'.
