Moghaddam, Sina
Lotfollahzadeh, Samad
Salehi, Taghi Zahraei
Hassanpour, Ali
Manesh, Hamid Tavanaei
Tamai, Iraj Ashrafi
Article History
Received: 17 December 2022
Accepted: 3 October 2023
First Online: 17 October 2023
Declarations
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: The protocol of this study was developed according to the ethical principles approved by the Research Ethics Committees of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Iran. Also, all methods were performed according to the relevant guidelines and regulations provided by the mentioned committee (ethics code: 1399/1012). Necessary permits for sampling were obtained from the owners of equestrian clubs (18 studied clubs). We obtained informed consent from the horse owners and riding horse clubs owners for using animals for sample collection by qualified persons. A questionnaire of horse owners with full informed consent was conducted and all ethical standards were considered. All methods are reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines.
: Not applicable
: The authors report no conflict of interest.