Khamassi Khbou, Médiha http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1426-4723
Romdhane, Rihab
Foughali, Asma Amina
Sassi, Limam
Suin, Vanessa
Rekik, Mourad
Benzarti, M’hammed
Funding for this research was provided by:
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (131001)
Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique (LR16AGR01)
Article History
Received: 2 May 2020
Accepted: 28 October 2020
First Online: 12 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study received ethical approval from the “Association Tunisienne des Sciences des Animaux de Laboratoire (ATSAL)”. Ethical concerns were taken into account by adhering to local animal welfare regulations and practices and conformed to ethical guidelines for animal usage in research of the ATSAL. The animals sampled in this study are owned by private sheep farmers. The sheep owners were aware of the objectives of the study and the animals were sampled after their permission, in their presence and with the supervision of qualified veterinarians. During and after the sampling process, no animal was injured or died and there was no abortion case.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.