New World camelids are sentinels for the presence of Borna disease virus [PDF]
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021 Borna disease (BD), a frequently fatal neurologic disorder caused by Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1), has been observed for decades in horses, sheep, and other mammals in certain regions of Europe. The bicoloured white-toothed shrew (Crocidura leucodon) was identified as a persistently infected species involved in virus transmission.
Malbon, Alexandra J +12 more
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Atrial Fibrillation in Eight New World Camelids [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2016 Abstract Background There is limited information on the incidence of clinical signs, concurrent illness and treatment options for atrial fibrillation (AF) in New World Camelids (NWC). Objective Describe clinical signs
Bozorgmanesh, R +5 more
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Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus in New World Camelids [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2000 A virus known to cause multiple problems in cattle, bovine viral diarrhea virus, was isolated from 3 different cases in New World camelids. Virus isolation, immunoperoxidase staining, and fluourescent antibody staining were used to detect the virus. The herds involved were screened for antibody titers to bovine viral diarrhea and virus isolation from ...
E B, Belknap +3 more
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Nutraceutical and Functional Properties of Camelids’ Milk [PDF]
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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Genetic characterization of the oxytocin-neurophysin I gene (OXT) and its regulatory regions analysis in domestic Old and New World camelids. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Oxytocin is a neurohypophysial peptide linked to a wide range of biological functions, including milk ejection, temperament and reproduction. Aims of the present study were a) the characterization of the OXT (Oxytocin-neurophysin I) gene and its ...
Alfredo Pauciullo +5 more
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Clinical Findings and Survival in 56 Sick Neonatal New World Camelids [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2015 Abstract Background Information pertaining to clinical presentation and outcome of neonatal New World camelids (NWC) is limited when compared to calves and foals. Hypothesis Values of variables at admission and ...
Bertin, F. R. +3 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 The development of high-quality chromosomally assigned reference genomes constitutes a key feature for understanding genome architecture of a species and is critical for the discovery of the genetic blueprints of traits of biological significance.
Mark F. Richardson +13 more
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Comparative FISH-Mapping of MC1R, ASIP, and TYRP1 in New and Old World Camelids and Association Analysis With Coat Color Phenotypes in the Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 Melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R), the agouti signaling protein (ASIP), and tyrosinase related protein 1 (TYRP1) are among the major regulators of pigmentation in mammals.
Fahad Alshanbari +7 more
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How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changes [PDF]
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.
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Using modern reproductive methods to hybridize old and new world Camelids : Camelus dromedarius x Lama guanicoe [PDF]
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2000 A group of nine female and one male guanaco were maintained alongside a larger herd of dromedary camels at the Camel Reproduction Centre in Dubai. The ovaries of the female guanacos and camels were scanned regularly, and when they exhibited a dominant ...
J. A. Skidmore +3 more
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