About the Authors
- I. Martin Sheldon
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* E-mail: I.M.Sheldon@swansea.ac.uk
Affiliation Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, United Kingdom
- Andrew N. Rycroft
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Affiliation Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Belgin Dogan
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Melanie Craven
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- John J. Bromfield
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Affiliation Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, United Kingdom
- Alyssa Chandler
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Mark H. Roberts
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Affiliation Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, United Kingdom
- Sian B. Price
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Affiliation Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Robert O. Gilbert
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Kenneth W. Simpson
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
I.M.S., R.O.B. and A.N.R. have had direct, and K.W.S. indirect, research grant funding from a veterinary pharmaceutical company (Pfizer Animal Health). However, those funds are entirely independent of the present study. Furthermore, this does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors (http://www.plosone.org/static/policies.action#sharing.)
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: IMS AR ROG KWS. Performed the experiments: IMS AR BD MC JJB AMC MHR SBP KWS. Analyzed the data: IMS AR BD JJB KWS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IMS KWS. Wrote the paper: IMS KWS.