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Miguel Quaresma1 and R. Payan-Carreira<sup>2</sup> \*

1 Center of Animal and Veterinary Science (CECAV) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal

2 Department of Veterinary Medicine, MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, ECT, Universidade de Évora [Pole at Mitra], Évora, Portugal

\*Address all correspondence to: rtpayan@gmail.com

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