Abbate, Jessica M.
Napoli, Ettore
Arfuso, Francesca
Gaglio, Gabriella
Giannetto, Salvatore
Halos, Lenaig
Beugnet, Frederic
Brianti, Emanuele
Article History
Received: 24 May 2018
Accepted: 15 June 2018
First Online: 16 July 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The protocol and the study design were approved by the Ethical Committee of the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Messina (no. 003/16). Animals were included in the study only after the signature of an informed consent by the owner.
: Not applicable.
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