Isolation of Streptococcus agalactiae in a female llama (Lama glama) in South Tyrol (Italy) [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2018 Background Streptococcus agalactiae is pathogenic for both animals and humans. In dairy cattle it commonly causes mastitis, with great economic losses, and there is scientific evidence of mastitis, caseous lymphadenitis, contagious skin necrosis and ...
Alexander Tavella +7 more
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Multi-proxy analysis of El Olivar camelids (1,090-1,440 cal AD): Evaluating the presence of llamas (Lama glama, Linnaeus 1758) in the Semiarid North of Chile before the arrival of the Inca. [PDF]
PLoS ONETo evaluate the presence of domesticated camelids in the Semiarid North of Chile (29°S) before the arrival of the Inca, we utilized a multidisciplinary approach to analyze 57 South American camelids that were part of the funerary contexts of the El ...
Patricio López Mendoza +8 more
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Effect of Three Semen Extenders on Sperm Quality and In Vitro Fertilization Rates of Fresh and Cryopreserved Sperm Collected from Llama (Lama glama) Vas Deferens [PDF]
AnimalsThe advances in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) applied in South American camelid species are still scarce. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of three semen extenders, before and after the cryopreservation of spermatozoa obtained
Manuel G. Pérez-Durand +10 more
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A case of nasal myiasis due to Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) in a llama (Lama glama) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2013 Infection by the larval form of Oestrus ovis (sheep bot fly) is common in many areas of Peru. This is an obligate parasite of sheep and goats, and it is the cause of oestrosis, or nasal myiasis, which can lead to severe clinical manifestations in ...
Luis Antonio Gomez-Puerta +4 more
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Effects of NGF Addition on Llama (Lama glama) Sperm Traits After Cooling [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 To provide new insights into the mechanisms through which seminal plasma proteins can protect sperm from damage caused during refrigeration, we evaluate the possibility that β-NGF can contribute to the improvement of sperm quality after cooling. First, β-
Luciana M. Sari +8 more
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Effect of Cooling and Freezing on Llama (Lama glama) Sperm Ultrastructure [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Semen cryopreservation in South American camelids has a low efficiency. Post-thaw viability of sperm is low, and poor results are obtained when artificial insemination is performed with cryopreserved semen, impeding advances both in accelerated genetic ...
Renato Zampini +10 more
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An Autosomal Translocation 73,XY,t(12;20)(q11;q11) in an Infertile Male Llama (Lama glama) With Teratozoospermia [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 Structural chromosome abnormalities, such as translocations and inversions occasionally occur in all livestock species and are typically associated with reproductive and developmental disorders.
Malorie P. Baily +4 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2009 BACKGROUND: Enterotoxaemia produced by Clostridium perfringens A, C and D is an important cause of mortality in young llamas. There is no data on antibody responses following vaccination with epsilon toxin. METHODOLOGY: Twenty-six L.
Myriam Flores
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Species-Dependent Structural Variations in Single-Domain Antibodies [PDF]
AntibodiesBackground/Objectives: Single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) are derived from camelid heavy-chain antibodies (HCAb). Their small size, high stability, and ease of production, among other properties, makes them highly valuable in biomedical research and ...
Marta Baselga +3 more
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Learning from the llama: on the broad contours of cultural contributions and geographic expansion [PDF]
História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos, 2022 The llama (Lama glama) is the largest domesticated animal species from South America and is today found worldwide. Andean peoples have used the llama for millennia for meat, wool, packing, spiritual etc. In order to know the history of the llama, we must
Emily Wakild
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