Asti, Vittoria
Summer, Andrea
Ablondi, Michela
Sartori, Cristina
Giontella, Andrea
Pilastro, Valeria
Mecocci, Samanta
Cappelli, Katia
Mancin, Enrico
Oian, Angelica
Mantovani, Roberto
Capomaccio, Stefano
Sabbioni, Alberto
Article History
Received: 5 February 2025
Accepted: 28 April 2025
First Online: 16 May 2025
Declarations
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: Animal Care and Use Committee approval was not obtained for this study because all the analyses were performed using pre-existing datasets provided by Italian Breeding associations within national Projects called Equinbio and Equinbio.2 where the animal study design was reviewed and approved by the MIPAAF—PSRN 2014–2020—10.2, ID: J59H18000030005; Approval D.M. 6695, 21/02/2018. The hair sampling procedure was non-invasive and caused no harm or discomfort to the animals. Informed consent was obtained from all horse owners prior to sample collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.