6. Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all the laboratories, technicians and research institutions involved in all studies that, since 2011, and in partnership with the Giant Armadillo Conservation Program, have performed the laboratory analysis. To Dr. Richard W. Truman for the support and motivation given since the beginning of this project. To the Master’s scholarship provided to the Veterinarian Danilo Kluyber by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). To the Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres – ICAS and the team members directly involved in this study. Dr. Solange M. Gennari thanks CNPq for the research fellowship. Special thanks to all Giant Armadillo Conservation Program supporters, without them this study could not be done (https://www.giantarmadillo.org/partners).