Galizzi, Alberto
Dossi, Greta
Pocar, Paola
Borromeo, Vitaliano
Locatelli, Chiara
Article History
Received: 23 April 2024
Accepted: 21 October 2024
First Online: 1 November 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with guidelines of the Animal Welfare Organisation of the Università degli Studi di Milano and with informed consent of the owners. The present study was part of the research project “Identification of breed-specific reference values for echocardiographic parameters and neurohormonal biomarkers in Chihuahua breed”, approved by the Animal Welfare Organisation of the Università degli Studi di Milano (OPBA_88_2021). The study is reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
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