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Sarcocystis spp. of New and Old World Camelids: Ancient Origin, Present Challenges [PDF]
PathogensSarcocystis spp. are coccidian protozoans belonging to the Apicomplexa phylum. As with other members of this phylum, they are obligate intracellular parasites with complex cellular machinery for the invasion of host cells. Sarcocystis spp.
Sarah N. Wieser +7 more
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Across deserts and Andes: a genetic exploration of GlyCam-1 in domestic camelids [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground Lactophorin is a major whey protein in camelid milk that prevents fat globule aggregation and inhibits spontaneous lipolysis. It has also been proposed to play immunological functions, including the prevention of mastitis in lactating animals ...
Neyrouz Letaief +8 more
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Diagnosis of a Dicrocoelium dendriticum infection in New World Camelids: a case report [PDF]
Veterinární Medicína, 2012 Dicrocoelium dendriticum plays an important role in New World Camelids as infected animals may suffer from severe clinical symptoms even leading to death of the animals.
D. Klein +3 more
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Tooth Root Abscess and Mandibular Infections in Old World Camelids: 3 Cases [PDF]
Case Reports in Veterinary MedicineThere are limited reports of mandibular infections and tooth root abscesses in camels (Old World Camelids). This is in contrast to multiple reports and case series detailing diagnosis, management, and therapy of similar infections in New World Camelids ...
Alyssa Sparnon +5 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 +11 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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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Camelid pathology submissions to veterinary diagnostic laboratories are on the rise given the increasing popularity and population of llamas and alpacas especially in the western United States.
Tawfik A. Aboellail +4 more
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Viruses, 2021 Camelpox virus (CMLV) is the causative agent of camelpox, which frequently occurs in the Old World camelids-rearing countries except for Australia. It has also been described in experimentally inoculated New World camelids.
Sunitha Joseph +9 more
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Atrial Fibrillation in Eight New World Camelids [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2015 BackgroundThere is limited information on the incidence of clinical signs, concurrent illness and treatment options for atrial fibrillation (AF) in New World Camelids (NWC).ObjectiveDescribe clinical signs and outcome ofAFinNWC.AnimalsEight New World Camelids admitted withAF.MethodsA retrospective observational study of camelids diagnosed withAFbased ...
Bozorgmanesh, R +5 more
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Nutraceutical and Functional Properties of Camelids’ Milk
Beverages, 2022 In most areas of the world, camelids are considered exotic animals, living only in zoological gardens. Additionally, considering the original lands where they were previously bred with specific economic and social aims, today it is possible to detect a ...
Silvia Vincenzetti +6 more
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