About the Authors

Lauren Margaret Smith

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

L.Collins@leeds.ac.uk (LC); lauren.m.smith026@gmail.com (LMS)

Affiliation School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Rupert Quinnell

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Alexandru Munteanu

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation VIER PFOTEN International, Vienna, Austria

Sabine Hartmann

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation VIER PFOTEN International, Vienna, Austria

Paolo Dalla Villa

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Teramo, Italy, World Organization for Animal Health, OIE Sub-Regional Representation in Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Lisa Collins

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

L.Collins@leeds.ac.uk (LC); lauren.m.smith026@gmail.com (LMS)

Affiliation School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors declare that: A.M.M. and S.H. are employed by VIER PFOTEN International, a global animal welfare organisation; L.M.C has received a research grant from VIER PFOTEN International; and L.M.S.’s research has been funded by VIER PFOTEN International. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.