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Carla Neves Machado1 , Leonor Orge1,2, Isabel Pires2 , Adelina Gama2 , Alexandra Esteves2 , Ana Paula Mendonça1 , Ana Matos3 , Anabela Alves2 , Carla Lima1 , Estela Bastos4 , Fernanda Seixas2 , Filipe Silva<sup>2</sup> , João Carlos Silva1 , Luis Figueira<sup>3</sup> , Madalena Vieira-Pinto2 , Maria De Lurdes Pinto2 , Nuno Gonçalves-Anjo5 , Paula Tavares1 , Paulo Carvalho1 , Roberto Sargo2 and Maria Dos Anjos Pires2 \*

1 Pathology Laboratory, UEISPSA, National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Oeiras and Vila do Conde, Portugal

2 Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal

3 Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (IPCB), Castelo Branco, Portugal

4 Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal

5 Genetics and Biotechnology Department, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal

\*Address all correspondence to: apires@utad.pt

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