Béguin, Jérémy http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2400-8309
Nourtier, Virginie
Gantzer, Murielle
Cochin, Sandrine
Foloppe, Johann
Balloul, Jean-Marc
Laloy, Eve
Tierny, Dominique
Klonjkowski, Bernard
Quemeneur, Eric
Maurey, Christelle
Erbs, Philippe
Article History
Received: 2 May 2020
Accepted: 14 August 2020
First Online: 25 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was conducted in accordance with European legislation and French regulations on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (Directive 2010/63/EU, 2010; Code rural, 2018; Décret no. 2013–118, 2013) and complied to the recommendations of the “Charte nationale portant sur l’éthique en expérimentation animale” established by the “Comité National de Réflexion Ethique sur l’Expérimentation Animale” (CNREEA—Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Innovation—Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation). The study protocol (n°1431_v2) was approved by the VetAgro Sup Ethical Committee (C2EA No. 18) and Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research. Informed written consent to participate was required from the owners. Informed written consent was obtained from all dog owners.
: Not applicable.
: J.B., V.N., M.G., S.C., J.F., J.M.B., E.Q., and P.E. were employees of Transgene SA when the work was performed. Transgene SA is a publicly traded French biopharmaceutical company, with Institut Merieux as the major shareholder. The authors declare no other competing interests. J.B. is recipient of an Industrial Training Convention for Research (CIFRE) doctoral fellowship (2017/0266).