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Summary

  • The initial submission of this article was received on February 28th, 2023 and was peer-reviewed by 3 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • The Academic Editor made their initial decision on April 1st, 2023.
  • The first revision was submitted on April 14th, 2023 and was reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • A further revision was submitted on May 9th, 2023 and was reviewed by 1 reviewer and the Academic Editor.
  • The article was Accepted by the Academic Editor on June 16th, 2023.

Version 0.3 (accepted)

· Jun 16, 2023 · Academic Editor

Accept

Dear Authors,

It is my pleasure to inform you that the manuscript is accepted for publication in PeerJ. Please keep yourself available for various publication tasks to avoid any delays. I wish you good luck with your future submissions.

Regards

[# PeerJ Staff Note - this decision was reviewed and approved by Jennifer Vonk, a PeerJ Section Editor covering this Section #]

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Basic reporting

Clear and unambiguous up to mark

Experimental design

Optimal and sufficient

Validity of the findings

Original and impact-full

Additional comments

Some minor corrections are suggested in the attached file.

Version 0.2

· May 3, 2023 · Academic Editor

Minor Revisions

Dear Authors,

Our reviewers really appreciated the efforts made by you but still feel a few points need to be addressed. Therefore, I invite you to submit a revision of the manuscript (as indicated in the attached annotated file). Please revise and resubmit asap. All the best.

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Basic reporting

Clearly written

Experimental design

Original and well written

Validity of the findings

Meaning full and encouraging.

Additional comments

Do necessary correction as suggested in the attached file.

Reviewer 2 ·

Basic reporting

No Comment

Experimental design

No comment

Validity of the findings

No Comment

Version 0.1 (original submission)

· Apr 1, 2023 · Academic Editor

Minor Revisions

Dear Dr. Mata,

The manuscript was checked by our expert reviewers and they really appreciated the research. However, our reviewers feel that there are a few points to be addressed (marked in annotated files submitted by reviewers) to improve the quality of the manuscript.

Therefore, as an Academic Editor for your article, I wish you to invite Minor Revisions.

[# PeerJ Staff Note: Please ensure that all review and editorial comments are addressed in a response letter and any edits or clarifications mentioned in the letter are also inserted into the revised manuscript where appropriate. #]

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Basic reporting

manuscript is clear and unambiguous.
Introduction & background are up to mark.
Literature well referenced & relevant.
Some points clarity is required and also pointed in the text pdf.

Experimental design

No comment

Validity of the findings

No comment

Additional comments

Kindly see attached pdf file for detail comeents.

Reviewer 2 ·

Basic reporting

The language used is easy to understand.
Content of the study is well supported by the literature and references provided.
Very few grammatical mistakes might be required as per the file attached.
Line 24: Abbreviation "GISID" should be included with the full form.
Line 26: delete for the last

Experimental design

The sample size required for the experimental design seems to be enough. But the sample nos. of mongrels is quite less as compared to that of cross breeds and pure breeds.
Appropriate statistical tools have been selected and employed to analyze the huge dataset.

Validity of the findings

Results generated by the Statistical tools used for the analysis of data support the hypothesis of the study.
Conclusions are stated in a simplified manner without any ambiguity.

Annotated reviews are not available for download in order to protect the identity of reviewers who chose to remain anonymous.

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Basic reporting

Clearly presented with easy understand.

Experimental design

Sample size is adequate for statistical design.

Validity of the findings

Conclusions are well stated, linked to the original research question, and limited to support.

Additional comments

All desired corrections are mentioned in the attached file.

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