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Mo Q, Nawaz S, Kulyar MF, Li K, Li Y, Zhang Z, Rahim MF, Ahmed AE, Ijaz F, Li J. Exploring the intricacies of Pasteurella multocida dynamics in high-altitude livestock and its consequences for bovine health: A personal exploration of the yak paradox. Microb Pathog 2024; 194:106799. [PMID: 39025382 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.106799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
Abstract
Pasturella multocida (P. multocida), a gram-negative bacterium, has long been a focus of interest in animal health because of its capacity to cause different infections, including hemorrhagic septicemia. Yaks, primarily found in high-altitude environments, are among the several livestock animals affected by these bacteria. Yaks are essential to the socioeconomic life of the people who depend on them since they are adapted to the cold and hypoxic conditions of highland environments. Nevertheless, these terrains exhibit a greater incidence of P. multocida despite the severe environmental complications. This predominance has been linked to the possible attenuation of the yak's immunological responses in such circumstances and the evolution of some bacterial strains to favor survival in the respiratory passages of the animals. Moreover, these particular strains threaten other cattle populations that interact with yaks, which might result in unanticipated outbreaks in areas previously thought to be low risk. Considering these findings, designing and executing preventative and control strategies suited explicitly for these distinct biological environments is imperative. Through such strategies, yaks' health will be guaranteed, and a larger bovine population will be safeguarded against unanticipated epidemics. The current review provides thorough insights that were previously dispersed among several investigations. Its distinct method of connecting the ecology of yaks with the dynamics of infection offers substantial background information for further studies and livestock management plans.
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- Quan Mo
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China.
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Roy Chowdhury P, Alhamami T, Venter H, Veltman T, Carr M, Mollinger J, Trott DJ, Djordjevic SP. Identification and evolution of ICE-PmuST394: a novel integrative conjugative element in Pasteurella multocida ST394. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024; 79:851-858. [PMID: 38380682 PMCID: PMC10984947 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The emergence of macrolide and tetracycline resistance within Pasteurella multocida isolated from feedlot cattle and the dominance of ST394 in Australia was reported recently. OBJECTIVES To establish the genetic context of the resistance genes in P. multocida 17BRD-035, the ST394 reference genome, and conduct a molecular risk assessment of their ability to disperse laterally. METHODS A bioinformatic analysis of the P. multocida 17BRD-035 genome was conducted to determine if integrative conjugative elements (ICEs) carrying resistance genes, which hamper antibiotic treatment options locally, are in circulation in Australian feedlots. RESULTS A novel element, ICE-PmuST394, was characterized in P. multocida 17BRD-035. It was also identified in three other isolates (two ST394s and a ST125) in Australia and is likely present in a genome representing P. multocida ST79 from the USA. ICE-PmuST394 houses a resistance module carrying two variants of the blaROB gene, blaROB-1 and blaROB-13, and the macrolide esterase gene, estT. The resistance gene combination on ICE-PmuST394 confers resistance to ampicillin and tilmicosin, but not to tulathromycin and tildipirosin. Our analysis suggests that ICE-PmuST394 is circulating both by clonal expansion and horizontal transfer but is currently restricted to a single feedlot in Australia. CONCLUSIONS ICE-PmuST394 carries a limited number of unusual antimicrobial resistance genes but has hotspots that facilitate genomic recombination. The element is therefore amenable to hosting more resistance genes, and therefore its presence (or dispersal) should be regularly monitored. The element has a unique molecular marker, which could be exploited for genomic surveillance purposes locally and globally.
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- Piklu Roy Chowdhury
- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- Clinical Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- Biosecurity Sciences Laboratory, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Health and Food Sciences Precinct, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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Allen JL, Bushell RN, Noormohammadi AH, Stent AW, Whiteley P, Browning GF, Marenda MS. Pasteurella multocida ST20 is widespread in Australian poultry farms and may infect wild waterbirds. Vet Microbiol 2024; 290:109990. [PMID: 38228079 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.109990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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The bacterial agent that causes fowl cholera, Pasteurella multocida, was isolated from two deceased wild waterbirds in Victoria, Australia, in 2013. Whole genome sequence analysis placed the isolates into ST20, a subtype described in farmed chickens from Queensland, Australia and more recently in feedlot cattle and in pigs across a broader area of the continent. This study also found ST20 between 2009 and 2022 on three chicken farms and two turkey farms located in four Australian states. The sequences of 25 of these ST20 isolates were compared to 280 P. multocida genomes from 23 countries and to 94 ST20 Illumina datasets from Queensland that have been deposited in public databases. The ST20 isolates formed a single phylogenetic clade and were clustered into four sub-groups with highly similar genomes, possessing either LPS type 1 or type 3 loci. Various repertoires of mobile genetic elements were present in isolates from farmed, but not wild birds, suggesting complex histories of spill-over between avian populations and gene acquisition within farm environments. No major antimicrobial resistance was predicted in any of the ST20 isolates by the genomic analysis. The closest relative of these isolates was a ST394 bovine respiratory tract isolate from Queensland, which differed from ST20 by only one allele and carried beta-lactam and tetracycline resistance genes. These findings underline the importance of understanding the role of wild and commercial birds in the maintenance of fowl cholera, and of implementing regular epidemiological surveillance and biosecurity management programmes in wildlife, as well as free-range poultry farms.
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- Joanne L Allen
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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- Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030 Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia; Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030 Australia
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- Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030 Australia.
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- Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030 Australia; Wildlife Health Victoria: Surveillance, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030 Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia; Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria 3030 Australia
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Jiang N, Chen H, Cheng L, Fu Q, Liu R, Liang Q, Fu G, Wan C, Huang Y. Genomic analysis reveals the population structure and antimicrobial resistance of avian Pasteurella multocida in China. J Antimicrob Chemother 2024; 79:186-194. [PMID: 38019670 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkad365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the population structure and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of avian Pasteurella multocida in China. METHODS Utilizing WGS analysis, we explored the phylogeny using a dataset of 546 genomes, comprising avian P. multocida isolates from China (n = 121), the USA (n = 165), Australia(n = 153), Bangladesh (n = 3) and isolates of other hosts from China (n = 104). We examined the integrative and conjugative element (ICE) structures and the distribution of their components carrying resistance genes, and reconstructed the evolutionary history of A:L1:ST129 (n = 110). RESULTS The population structure of avian P. multocida in China was dominated by the A:L1:ST129 clone with limited genetic diversity. A:L1:ST129 isolates possessed a broader spectrum of resistance genes at comparatively higher frequencies than those from other hosts and countries. The novel putative ICEs harboured complex resistant clusters that were prevalent in A:L1:ST129. Bayesian analysis predicted that the A:L1:ST129 clone emerged around 1923, and evolved slowly. CONCLUSIONS A:L1:ST129 appears to possess a host predilection towards avian species in China, posing a potential health threat to other animals. The complex AMR determinants coupled with high frequencies may strengthen the population dominance of A:L1:ST129. The extensive antimicrobial utilization in poultry farming and the mixed rearing practices could have accelerated AMR accumulation in A:L1:ST129. ICEs, together with their resistant clusters, significantly contribute to resistance gene transfer and facilitate the adaptation of A:L1:ST129 to ecological niches. Despite the genetic stability and slow evolution rate, A:L1:ST129 deserves continued monitoring due to its propensity to retain resistance genes, warranting global attention to preclude substantial economic losses.
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- Nansong Jiang
- Research Center for Poultry Diseases of Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Research Center for Poultry Diseases of Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Research Center for Poultry Diseases of Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Research Center for Poultry Diseases of Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Research Center for Poultry Diseases of Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Research Center for Poultry Diseases of Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Research Center for Poultry Diseases of Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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- Research Center for Poultry Diseases of Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Diseases, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Industry Technology Innovation Research Academy of Livestock and Poultry Diseases Prevention & Control, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
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Calderón Bernal JM, Serna C, García Muñoz Á, Díez Guerrier A, Domínguez L, Fernández-Garayzábal JF, Vela AI, Cid D. Genotypic Comparison of Pasteurella multocida from Healthy Animals at Entry to the Feedlots with That and from Bovine Respiratory Disease-Affected Animals during the Fattening Period. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2687. [PMID: 37684951 PMCID: PMC10487216 DOI: 10.3390/ani13172687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the possible genotypic differences between commensal Pasteurella multocida isolates from apparently healthy animals (AHA) at the time of entry to feedlots and those from BRD-affected animals (BRD-AA). A total of 20 batches of beef calves in seven feedlots were followed-up during the fattening period. P. multocida was isolated from 28.1% of AHA and 22.9% of BRD-AA. All isolates belonged to the A: L3 genotype. Most isolates from clinical cases (81.0%) grouped into a PFGE cluster were significantly associated with BRD cases (OR, 24.9; 95% CI, 6.4-96.2). The whole genomes of 14 isolates representative of the pulsotypes most frequently detected in BRD-AA and AHA were sequenced and compared with 53 bovine genomes belonging to the identified ST13, ST79, and ST80 genotypes for a global comparison. No differences were found in the virulence-associated gene content between sequence types (STs) globally or between BRD-AA and AHA isolates in this study. Significantly, ST79 isolates harbored ARGs, conferring resistance to different antimicrobials, including macrolides and tetracyclines, which are commonly used for the treatment of BRD. Two Spanish ST79 isolates carried an ICE highly similar to ICE Tn7407, which was recently detected in Germany, suggesting that ST79 P. multocida isolates in Europe and North America may be associated with different ICEs.
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- Johan Manuel Calderón Bernal
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.M.C.B.); (C.S.); (A.D.G.); (L.D.); (A.I.V.); (D.C.)
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.M.C.B.); (C.S.); (A.D.G.); (L.D.); (A.I.V.); (D.C.)
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- Departamento Producción y Sanidad Animal, Salud Pública Veterinaria y Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, 46115 Valencia, Spain;
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.M.C.B.); (C.S.); (A.D.G.); (L.D.); (A.I.V.); (D.C.)
- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.M.C.B.); (C.S.); (A.D.G.); (L.D.); (A.I.V.); (D.C.)
- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.M.C.B.); (C.S.); (A.D.G.); (L.D.); (A.I.V.); (D.C.)
- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.M.C.B.); (C.S.); (A.D.G.); (L.D.); (A.I.V.); (D.C.)
- Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.M.C.B.); (C.S.); (A.D.G.); (L.D.); (A.I.V.); (D.C.)
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