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Maria Teresa Capucchio1 \*, Elena Colombino2 , Martina Tarantola1 , Davide Biagini2 , Loris Giovanni Alborali3 , Antonio Marco Maisano3 , Federico Scali3 , Federica Raspa1 , Emanuela Valle1 , Ilaria Biasato2 , Achille Schiavone1 , Cristian Salogni3 , Valentina Bar1 , Claudia Gili4 and Franco Guarda1

1 Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Italy

2 Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Italy

3 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Lombardia e Emilia Romagna, Brescia, Italy

4 Department of Science and Veterinary Services at Acquario di Genova, Costa Edutainment S.p.A., Genova, Italy

\*Address all correspondence to: mariateresa.capucchio@unito.it

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