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Experimental Infection and Response to Rechallenge of Alpacas with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
We conducted a challenge/rechallenge trial in which 3 alpacas were infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. The alpacas shed virus at challenge but were refractory to further shedding at rechallenge on day 21.
Gary Crameri, Peter A. Durr, Reuben Klein, Adam Foord, Meng Yu, Sarah Riddell, Jessica Haining, Dayna Johnson, Maged G. Hemida, Jennifer Barr, Myoung-don Oh, Deborah Middleton, Lin-Fa Wang   +12 more
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Divergent Genotype of Hepatitis A Virus in Alpacas, Bolivia, 2019

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common human pathogen found exclusively in primates. In a molecular and serologic study of 64 alpacas in Bolivia, we detected RNA of distinct HAV in ≈9% of animals and HAV antibodies in ≈64%.
Talitha Veith, L. Fabian Beltran-Saavedra, Tobias Bleicker, Marie Luisa Schmidt, José L. Mollericona, Kim Grützmacher, Rob Wallace, Jan Felix Drexler, Christian Walzer, Terry C. Jones, Christian Drosten, Victor Max Corman   +11 more
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Diet Digestibility and Partitioning of Nutrients in Adult Male Alpacas Fed a Blend of Oat Hay and Alfalfa Pellets at Two Levels of Intake

Animals, 2023
Alpacas are well adapted to consume the poor-quality forages present in the arid conditions of the Andean Altiplano. However, studies focusing on understanding the relationship between diet digestibility and intake are scarce.
Paola Katherine Chipa Guillen, Walter Orestes Antezana Julián, Wilfredo Manuel Rios Rado, Juan Elmer Moscoso-Muñoz, Edward H. Cabezas-Garcia   +4 more
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First characterization of preantral follicles in the ovaries of adult alpaca

Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, 2019
Es un hecho que, si bien no se dispone de información reproductiva básica sobre las alpacas, la reserva ovárica normal de esta especie en comparación con otras especies tampoco está identificada.
Luisa Echevarria, Johanna Leiva-Revilla, Roy Andrade, Johan Smitz, José Ricardo Figueiredo   +4 more
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Repeated embryo collection and interspecies transfer in alpacas and llamas during non-breeding season [PDF]

SPERMOVA, 2015
Sexual behavior evaluation was evaluated, collecting and interspecies embryo transfer inter species in llamas and alpacas during non-breeding season, 10 and 10 donor alpacas llamas, alpacas and 20 receiving 20 llamas, 5 alpacas and 5 llamas males were ...
Pacheco J, Tollig S, Von Walter AW, Pezo D, Velez V   +4 more
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Presencia de eimerias en alpacas destetadas y alternativa de control sin ocasionar daño hepático

Manglar
Considerando que la eimeriosis en alpacas es una enfermedad mortal, se plantea el objetivo de brindar una alternativa profiláctica en alpacas destetadas.
Diana Sánchez, Berly Cahuascanco, Julio Ramirez, Rosaly Cusimayta, Jenny Colque   +4 more
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La Alpaca en el Mito y el Ritual

Allpanchis, 1975
Cualquiera que haya vivido durante algún tiempo en las partes altas de los Andes, donde las alpacas son parte importante de la economía campesina, poco a poco se da cuenta que ellas también juegan un papel importante en varios mitos y rituales.
David Gow, Rosalinda Gow
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Multiplexed-tandem PCR (MT-PCR) assay to detect and differentiate gastrointestinal nematodes of alpacas

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) frequently infect South American camelids (alpacas and llamas) and cause economic losses due to reduced production of fiber, meat and/or leather.
Mohammed H. Rashid, Hagos Gebrekidan, Abdul Jabbar   +2 more
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Dental disease in alpacas. Part 1: Prevalence of dental disorders and their mutual relationships

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2020
Background Dental disease is a troublesome health concern in alpacas. Specifically, the occurrence of tooth root abscesses has been described in veterinary literature.
Kirsten Proost, Bart Pardon, Elke Pollaris, Thijs Flahou, Lieven Vlaminck   +4 more
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Pharmacokinetics of Doxycycline in Alpacas After Intravenous and Subcutaneous Administration [PDF]

Antibiotics
Elisa Escudero, Juan Sebastian Galecio, David Egas   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources