Tams, Katrine Wegener https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8154-6122
Larsen, Inge https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4575-2241
Hansen, Julie Elvekjær https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-8929
Spiegelhauer, Henrik
Strøm-Hansen, Alexander Damm
Rasmussen, Sophia
Ingham, Anna Cäcilia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6079-6643
Kalmar, Lajos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3691-8350
Kean, Iain Robert Louis https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1066-8285
Angen, Øystein https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2706-4501
Holmes, Mark A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5454-1625
Pedersen, Karl https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-7409
Jelsbak, Lars https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5759-9769
Folkesson, Anders https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2175-830X
Larsen, Anders Rhod https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1713-8765
Strube, Mikael Lenz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-5705
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grønt Udviklings- og Demonstrations Program (34009-17-1246)
Article History
Received: 28 February 2023
Accepted: 25 July 2023
First Online: 21 August 2023
Declarations
:
: Not applicable. Ethical review and approval were waived for this study since sampling of rectal swabs from healthy animals for laboratory examination is not considered animal experiment but a part of ordinary veterinary practices. These samples do not require ethical approvement, according to Danish and EU legislations (2010/63/EU, article 1:5: “practices not likely to cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm equivalent to, or higher than, that caused by the introduction of a needle in accordance with good veterinary practice”).
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.