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Jan 2026

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Shodai Ishikawa , Kiyonori Kawasaki , Kiminobu Yano , Kimiko Kazumura , Takamitsu Tsukahara , Shin Taniguchi , Hiroto Miura , Ryo Inoue
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¹ Laboratory of Animal Science, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan.

² Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan.

³ Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan.

⁴ Global Strategic Challenge Center, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., 5000 Hirakuchi, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 434-8601, Japan.

⁵ Kyoto Institute of Nutrition & Pathology, Tsuzuki, Kyoto 610-0231, Japan.

⁶ Department of Animal Risk Management, Faculty of Risk and Crisis Management, Chiba Institute of Science, Choshi, Chiba 288-0025, Japan.

⁷ Laboratory of Animal Science, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan.

⁸ Laboratory of Animal Science, Setsunan University, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan.

Corresponding Author: Ryo Inoue (ryo.inoue@setsunan.ac.jp)

Ishikawa et al. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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