Levent, Pinar http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-6716
Kocaturk, Meriç http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2849-1222
Akgun, Emel http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2750-6939
Saril, Ahmet http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1094-880X
Cevik, Ozge http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9325-3757
Baykal, Ahmet Tarik http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8814-7351
Tanaka, Ryou http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9948-6490
Ceron, Jose Joaquin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8654-1793
Yilmaz, Zeki http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-0749
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bilimsel Araştirma Projeleri Birimi, Bursa Uludag üniversitesi (DDP(V) − 2017/6)
Article History
Received: 23 July 2020
Accepted: 23 November 2020
First Online: 30 November 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Ethics and Welfare Committee of the Bursa Uludag University– Turkey (approval No. 2016–12/03). A signed informed consent was obtained from all dog owners included in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests. Zeki YILMAZ (Prof. Dr., corresponding author) is listed as an associate editor in clinical pathology section of BMC Vet Res. A co-author who is Jose J. Ceron is a member of the editorial board (section editor) of this journal.