About the Authors
- Scott Kilpatrick
-
Affiliation Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Margaret Dreistadt
-
Affiliation Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Polly Frowde
-
Affiliation Davies Veterinary Specialists Limited, Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion, Herts, United Kingdom
- Roger Powell
-
Affiliation PTDS, Unit 2a, Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion, Herts, United Kingdom
- Elspeth Milne
-
Affiliation Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Sionagh Smith
-
Affiliation Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Linda Morrison
-
Affiliation Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Adam G. Gow
-
Affiliation Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Ian Handel
-
Affiliation Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Richard J. Mellanby
-
* E-mail: Richard.Mellanby@ed.ac.uk
Affiliation Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Hospital for Small Animals, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors’ affiliation with the funders does not alter the authors’ adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RJM SK. Performed the experiments: SK RJM. Analyzed the data: SK RJM IH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SK MD PF RP EM SS AGG IH RJM LM. Wrote the paper: SK MD PF RP EM SS AGG IH LM RJM.