About the Authors

Liza Margareth Medeiros de Carvalho Sousa

lizamgth@usp.br

Affiliation Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Gabriela Pacheco Mendes

Affiliation Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Danila Barreiro Campos

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia, Paraíba, Brazil

Pietro Sampaio Baruselli

Affiliation Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Paula de Carvalho Papa

Affiliation Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: LMMCS PCP. Formal analysis: LMMCS PCP. Funding acquisition: LMMCS PCP. Investigation: LMMCS GPM. Methodology: PSB PCP. Project administration: LMMCS PCP. Resources: PCP PSB. Supervision: PCP. Validation: LMMCS GPM. Visualization: LMMCS DBC PCP. Writing – original draft: LMMCS GPM DBC PCP. Writing – review & editing: LMMCS DBC PCP.