Protein Fractions as Indicators of Stress in Alpacas [PDF]
AnimalsThe alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is an herbivorous ruminate mammal from the camelid family (Camelidae) [...]
Monika Budzyńska +2 more
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Host Phylogeny Shapes Gut Microbiota and Predicted Functions in Captive Artiodactyls [PDF]
MicroorganismsHost phylogeny can imprint the gut microbiota, but it is often masked by diet and environment. Leveraging the standardized husbandry of a zoological collection, we profiled fecal microbiota from 55 captive artiodactyls representing 12 species in Bovidae,
Guolei Sun +8 more
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Genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from members of the families camelidae and equidae worldwide: a systematic review [PDF]
Irish Veterinary JournalToxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan parasite with a global distribution and significant public health and veterinary treatment implications. The present systematic review collates worldwide information on the genotypic diversity of T.
Maryam Hataminejad +5 more
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Mitochondrial DNA of the Arabian Camel Camelus dromedarius [PDF]
AnimalsThe Camelidae family, ranging from southwest Asia to north Africa, South America, and Australia, includes key domesticated species adapted to diverse environments. Among these, the Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) is vital to the cultural and economic
Manee M. Manee +2 more
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Cranial arterial patterns of the alpaca (Camelidae: Vicugna pacos) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Artiodactyl cranial arterial patterns deviate significantly from the standard mammalian pattern, most notably in the possession of a structure called the carotid rete (CR)—a subdural arterial meshwork that is housed within the cavernous venous sinus ...
Haley D. O'Brien
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Anatomical, Histological, and Immunohistochemical Description of the Abomasum in One-Humped Adult Camel (Camelus dromedary) in the South of Iraq [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 The camel is an important mammal, especially in the Middle EAST, although it has received less attention than other mammals and ruminants. Due to the lack of studies in this field, the current research was designed to investigate the morphological ...
Z. A Salan, S. A Ali, A. H Sadoon
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The fossil record of camelids demonstrates a late divergence between Bactrian camel and dromedary [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2020 A new compilation of the Old World fossil record of Camelidae and a recent phylogenetic analysis allow a new assessment of the timing of the clade’s diversification.
Denis Geraads +4 more
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Reproduction and Fertility, 2021 ProAKAP4 is synthetized as a precursor polypeptide that must be converted into mature AKAP4 in living spermatozoa and is considered as a functional marker of spermatozoa. The gene is well-conserved in mammals although uncharacterized in Camelidae. In the
Clara Malo +4 more
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Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2020 Twenty-one vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) from a Chilean breeding unit were tested to serovars Pomona, Canicola, Copenhageni, Ballum and Grippotyphosa of Leptospira interrogans using the microscopic microagglutination technique.
Cecilia Norambuena +4 more
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NUEVOS REGISTROS DE MAMÍFEROS DEL PLEISTOCENO TARDÍO (MIS 5) EN EL SUR DE LA MESOPOTAMIA ARGENTINA
Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, 2023 En esta contribución se dan a conocer nuevos registros de mamíferos del Pleistoceno Tardío de la Provincia de Entre Ríos. Los fósiles provienen de la Formación Salto Ander Egg, una unidad depositada en los valles fluviales del sudoeste entrerriano con ...
Brenda S. Ferrero, Jorge I. Noriega
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