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Camelid Herd Health

open access: yesVeterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 2009
The area of herd health is particularly important when considering camelid operations because of the high frequency of travel for exhibition, breeding, and boarding. This article outlines the considerations for routine husbandry, facility and animal maintenance, and infectious disease control in the form of biosecurity, vaccination, and health testing ...
Jones, Meredyth, Boileau, Melanie
openaire   +2 more sources

A Near Chromosome Assembly of the Dromedary Camel Genome

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2019
The dromedary camel is an economically and socially important species of livestock in many parts of the world, being used for transport and the production of milk and meat.
Daniil Ruvinskiy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uterine and Corpus Luteum Blood Flow Evaluation Prior to Uterine Flushing in Llama Embryo Donors

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
The aim of this study was to assess the uterine blood flow (UBF) and corpus luteum blood flow (CLBF) in llamas 8 days post-mating, using color-Doppler ultrasonography (CDU), to determine the possible relationship between vascularization and the presence ...
Enzo G. Zampini   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Tail Alterations on German Dairy Farms

open access: yesAnimals
Tail alterations represent an animal welfare concern in dairy cows. The objective of the present study was to identify the risk factors associated with the presence of deviated and shortened tails on 765 German dairy farms.
Rieke Claussen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Embryo transfer in camelids: Study of a reliable superovulatory treatment in llamas

open access: yes, 2006
South American Camelids are receiving increased interest not only in South America but also on a worldwide scale. They possess some unique features such as their fine fibre and their high adaptivity to many climatic regions across the world.
Huanca López, Wilfredo   +4 more
core   +1 more source

German dairy farmers’ implementation of veterinary recommendations to improve calf health—a qualitative study based on the transtheoretical model

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionCalf health is still giving cause for concern, even though best management practices have been known for a long time. This qualitative study aimed to gain insights into the adoption of veterinary recommendations by farmers of large dairy ...
Marieke Douay--Ryckelynck   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Middle Holocene intensification and domestication of camelids in north Argentina, as tracked by zooarchaeology and lithics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Using a detailed excavated sequence and a broad range of south Andean sites, the authors show that changes in the bones of camelids and in the lithic assemblages offer an account of how animals were intensively exploited and ultimately domesticated ...
Restifo, Federico   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Prevalence of Tail Alterations on German Dairy Farms

open access: yesAnimals
This study aimed to determine herd prevalence of tail alterations (deviated and shortened tails) on farms in Germany. In total, 86,355 cows on 765 dairy farms in three regions (North, South, East) were assessed for presence or absence of deviated and ...
Rieke Claussen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New parasitological findings for pre-Hispanic camelids

open access: yes, 2017
SUMMARY Paleoparasitological examination provides information of parasite-host associations in the past, shedding light on the geographical origin of some parasites, on the possible dispersal routes and on some of the processes that modelled the ...
Taglioretti, Verónica   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Atrial Fibrillation in Eight New World Camelids [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
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 of AF in NWC.AnimalsEight New World ...
Stern, JA   +11 more
core   +1 more source

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