Article History
Received: 7 December 2018
Accepted: 29 April 2019
First Online: 6 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. All Java sparrows were handled in accordance with good animal practices required by the Animal Ethics Procedures and Guidelines of the People’s Republic of China.
: Not applicable.
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