About the Authors
- Judith L. Stella
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Contributed equally to this work with: Judith L. Stella, Amy E. Bauer, Candace C. Croney
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft
* E-mail: Judith.l.stella@aphis.usda.gov, jstella@purdue.edu
Affiliation USDA-APHIS, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
- Amy E. Bauer
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Contributed equally to this work with: Judith L. Stella, Amy E. Bauer, Candace C. Croney
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Departement of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
- Candace C. Croney
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Contributed equally to this work with: Judith L. Stella, Amy E. Bauer, Candace C. Croney
Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Departement of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
Competing Interests
Funding was provided by commercial sources, the Pet Food Institute and World Pet Association. The funding sources did not have any involvement in the design or conduct of the study; collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; writing or approval of the manuscript; or decision to submit the manuscript for publication. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.