Song, Xu
Yang, Yi
Li, Junzhi
He, Mengxue
Zou, Yuanfeng
Jia, Renyong
Li, Lixia
Hang, Juan
Cui, Min
Bai, Lu
Yin, Zhongqiong http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1752-644X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sichuan Veterinary Medicine and Drug Innovation Group of China Agricultural Research System (CARS-SVDIP)
the Science and Technology Project of Sichuan Province (2018NZ0043 and 2018NZ0064)
Article History
Received: 29 December 2019
Accepted: 24 February 2021
First Online: 6 March 2021
Declarations
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: The experimental protocol was approved by the National Institute of Ethics Committee at Sichuan Agricultural University [approval number SYXK (Sichuan) 2014–187]. The humane endpoints were a weight loss above 15% of initial weight or animals in a state of prostration. Animals that reach one of these endpoints were euthanized by cervical dislocation by caretakers. All efforts were made to minimize suffering of animals.
: All authors consent to publish this study in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.