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Hematologic parameters in female alpacas during age progression: a retrospective study

Scientific Reports
Alpacas, like all camelids, have elliptical red blood cells (RBCs) in contrast to other mammals. This particular shape is important for increased osmotic resistance and stability.
Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Max Kornblum, Frederik Kiene, Martin Ganter, Ulrike Teichmann   +4 more
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First cross-sectional, molecular epidemiological survey of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Enterocytozoon in alpaca (Vicugna pacos) in Australia

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Eukaryotic pathogens, including Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Enterocytozoon, have been implicated in neonatal diarrhoea, leading to marked morbidity and mortality in the alpaca (Vicugna pacos) and llama (Lama glama) around the world. Australia
Anson V. Koehler, Mohammed H. Rashid, Yan Zhang, Jane L. Vaughan, Robin B. Gasser, Abdul Jabbar   +5 more
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Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep Wool

Journal of Natural Fibers
Although fibers of animal origin make up only a small part of the global textile fiber industry, sheep’s wool and also fibers of other species like alpaca, due to their unique properties, are an important and appreciated part of this industry.
Katarzyna Czyż, Anna Wyrostek, Jakub Smoliński, Natalia Kondracka, Maria Pietrzyńska   +4 more
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Alpaca [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2010
J M, Gentile, J A, Abbott
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Polioencephalomalacia in two alpacas [PDF]

Australian Veterinary Journal, 1996
C, Beck, A J, Dart, M B, Collins, D R, Hodgson, J, Parbery   +4 more
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Fiber quality and fertility in male alpacas in the Cusco region of Peru

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionHigh testosterone levels might be associated with coarser fiber in alpacas, affecting fiber quality. In the husbandry systems employed in the Andes, males with higher libido might have an increased frequency of successful matings than males ...
Joel Pacheco, Fanny Bengtsson, Jakob Killander, Francisco Franco, Nils Lundeheim, Csaba Varga, Renée Båge, Jane M. Morrell   +7 more
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Paraparesis in an Adult Alpaca with Discospondylitis [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2006
Zanolari, Patrik, Konar, Martin, Tomek, Ales, Hoby, Stefan, Meylan, Mireille   +4 more
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Alpaca Keeping in Hungary: The First Nationwide Survey. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Láng V, Adorján A, Jurkovich V.
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Effects of body positions and anaesthesia on the distribution of ventilation in alpacas (<i>Vicugna pacos</i>). [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Basler A, Franz S, Auer U, Schramel JP, Folkertsma R, Waldmann AD, Mosing M.   +6 more
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Evaluation of probiotic supplementation to enhance growth, immune response, intestinal function, and survival in extensively raised neonatal alpacas in the Peruvian Central-southern Andes. [PDF]

Vet Anim Sci
Palomino-Guerrera W, Mariño Huaraca WD, Contreras Huamani M, Coila P, Taboada NV.   +4 more
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