Squadrone, Stefania http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1365-7258
Abete, Maria Cesarina
Rizzi, Marco
Monaco, Gabriella
Favaro, Livio
Article History
Received: 9 November 2017
Accepted: 11 January 2018
First Online: 24 January 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: We received blood and fiber samples from an alpaca’s herd. The samples were collected by the local veterinarian for a routine check to determine the nutritional state of the animals and sent to the chemical laboratory. We did not aim to perform any animal research and that nobody of my institution has personally viewed as samples have been collected. Only the private veterinarian who is taking care of the farm directly managed the samples, together with the farmer, but all applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. After evaluating the results, we decided in agreement with the alpaca’s farmer, who is also member of the Italian National Association of alpacas and lamas (SNAEL), that they could be of interest, being data about trace elements in alpacas scarce.