About the Authors

Seiya Yamaki

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan, Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

Masato Tachibana

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Organization for Research Initiatives, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

Hisae Hachimura

Roles Resources

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan

Masao Ogawa

Roles Resources

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan

Shinya Kanegae

Roles Resources

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan

Hirokazu Amimoto

Roles Resources

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan

Takashi Shimizu

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliations Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

Kenta Watanabe

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

Masahisa Watarai

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

watarai@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

Akiteru Amimoto

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Amica Pet Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.