About the Authors
- Russell W. Avramenko
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Affiliation Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Elizabeth M. Redman
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Affiliation Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Roy Lewis
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Affiliation Merck Animal Health, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Thomas A. Yazwinski
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Affiliation Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
- James D. Wasmuth
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Affiliation Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- John S. Gilleard
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* E-mail: jsgillea@ucalgary.ca
Affiliation Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Competing Interests
Roy Lewis is employed with Merck Animal Health as a technical Services Veterinarian part-time. This affiliation does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The other authors declare that no other competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RWA JSG. Performed the experiments: RWA EMR. Analyzed the data: RWA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JSG JDW RL TAY. Wrote the paper: RWA JSG.