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AnimalsThe Australian alpaca industry is continuing to develop as an alternative fibre industry to the traditional merino or angora industries. This study aimed to investigate herd behaviour in an extensive system in south eastern Australia.
Imogen Boughey +2 more
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Weighting fibre and morphological traits in a genetic index for an alpaca breeding programme
Animal, 2014 Nowadays, the fibre diameter (FD) is considered the main selection objective in alpaca populations all over the world. International Committee for Animal Recording recommendations define the FD and its CV as the first two traits to be considered in ...
J.P. Gutiérrez +4 more
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Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Building the skills and knowledge necessary to practice evidence‐based veterinary medicine (EBVM) should occur throughout the veterinary curriculum. Operationalizing EBVM includes asking a clinical question in PICO format, searching the biomedical literature for evidence, critically appraising the evidence, and applying the evidence to make a ...
Virginia R. Fajt +4 more
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Bacterial Communities in the Alpaca Gastrointestinal Tract Vary With Diet and Body Site
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Gut -associated microbes (‘gut microbiota’) impact the nutrition of their hosts, especially in ruminants and pseudoruminants that consume high-cellulose diets. Examples include the pseudoruminant alpaca.
Courtney Carroll +6 more
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Occurrence and distribution of sarcoptic mange in wild Neotropical canids
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.Sarcoptic mange affects most Neotropical canid species across multiple countries. It represents a widespread yet largely overlooked conservation threat with potential for cross‐species transmission. Coordinated monitoring and management efforts are needed to understand and mitigate its impacts. Abstract Sarcoptic mange, a contagious skin disease caused
Luan de Jesus Matos de Brito +1 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2026.This review evaluates the clinical potential and limitations of intranasal (IN) drug administration in veterinary anaesthesia and emergency care. IN delivery can provide clinically relevant sedation, analgesia and drug reversal, but its success is not universally reliable and is strongly influenced by species‐specific anatomy, formulation ...
Majid Jafarbeglou
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How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changes
Pastoralism, 2020 At world level, the current official number of large camelids cannot be determined exactly (it is estimated to be more than 35 million heads), and the role of camels in the livestock economy is highly variable.
B. Faye
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Camels, along with llamas and alpacas, have a special type of antibody called "camelid antibodies" or "heavy-chain antibodies." These antibodies are smaller and simpler compared to the usual antibodies found in humans and most other animals. Unlike typical antibodies that have two heavy chains and two light chains, camelid antibodies are made up of ...
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Up-to-date MALDI-TOF MS-based identification of the <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> species complex for improved diagnostics. [PDF]
J Clin MicrobiolRau J +10 more
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Divergent Trajectories of PSA and Testosterone During Sexual Maturation in Male Dromedary Camels (<i>Camelus dromedarius</i>): Implications for Androgen-Independent Prostate Biomarker Dynamics. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Aidoudi H +4 more
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