Challenges and opportunities in mitigating sarcoptic mange in wild South American camelids
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2026.Wild South American camelids—vicuña and guanaco—face threats from sarcoptic mange, a contagious skin disease linked to severe population declines. Despite its impact, major gaps remain in understanding disease dynamics. This review summarizes current knowledge, identifies key data and management gaps, and outlines urgent actions for effective ...
Alynn M. Martin +13 more
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Combined sanger and ngs sequence analysis of the myostatin gene (mstn) in the Camelus dromedarius species [PDF]
, 2015 Different mutations have been identified in the myostatin gene (MSTN), some of which are responsible for protein inactivation and double muscling phenotype in mammals.
Burger, P. +9 more
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Protein Target Highlights in CASP16: Insights From the Structure Providers
Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, Volume 94, Issue 1, Page 25-50, January 2026.ABSTRACT This article presents an in‐depth analysis of selected CASP16 targets, with a focus on their biological and functional significance. The authors highlight the most relevant features of the target proteins and discuss how well these were reproduced in the submitted predictions.
Leila T. Alexander +34 more
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Steamed or Boiled: Identity and Value in Food Preparation [PDF]
, 2012 How do daily meals resemble larger feast gatherings? In many cultures every act associated with food is filled with meaning and sanctity. Feasts usually feed more people than daily household meals, and by their scale, gain centrifugal meanings.
Hastorf, Christine
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Surgical and nonsurgical correction of uterine torsion in New World camelids: 20 cases (1990-1996).
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1997 OBJECTIVE To report clinical findings for New World comelids with uterine torsion and to compare results of 3 methods of correction. DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 11 llamas and 3 alpacas with 20 uterine torsions.
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Effects of Replacing Dry-rolled Corn with Increasing Levels of Corn Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles on Characteristics of Digestion, Microbial Protein Synthesis and Digestible Energy of Diet in Hair Lambs Fed High-concentrate Diets. [PDF]
, 2013 Four male lambs (Katahdin; average live weight 25.9±2.9 kg) with "T" type cannulas in the rumen and proximal duodenum were used in a 4×4 Latin square experiment to evaluate the influence of supplemental dry distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) levels (0,
Barreras, A +9 more
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Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology [PDF]
, 2010 Book review: Primate Craniofacial Function and ...
Constantino, Paul J
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Animal Genetics, 2000 Twenty new world camelidae primer pairs were selected for cross-species amplification of loci in the old world camelids, the dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and the bacterian (camelus bactrianus). A panel of DNA samples from 34 unrelated dromedaries (Kenya) and from 34 unrelated bactrians (32 domestic bactrians and two wild bactrians, China) were ...
D.N, Mburu +5 more
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Tres miradas sobre una escápula arqueológica de vicuña procedente de un sitio cordillerano (ARQ18, San Juan, Argentina) [PDF]
, 2017 Este trabajo se inserta en un proyecto mayor de investigación que tiene como objetivo principal contribuir al conocimiento de la subsistencia humana en el Centro-Oeste argentino. Especialmente, se refiere al aprovechamiento de camélidos, estableciendo la
Gasco, Alejandra Valeria +1 more
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