About the Authors

Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli

barbara.metzler@vetmeduni.ac.at

Affiliation University Clinic for Swine, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Eva Eberspächer

Affiliation Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Intensive Care, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Dietmar Grüll

Affiliation Agrana Research & Innovation Center GmbH, Tulln, Austria

Lidia Kowalczyk

Affiliation Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Intensive Care, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Timea Molnar

Affiliation Agrana Research & Innovation Center GmbH, Tulln, Austria

Qendrim Zebeli

Affiliation Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Competing Interests

Although two authors (DG and TM) were employed by Agrana Research & Innovation Center GmbH, this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BUMZ QZ. Performed the experiments: BUMZ EE LK. Analyzed the data: BUMZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DG TM. Wrote the paper: BUMZ QZ EE LK.