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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Comparative Analysis of the Behavior of Llamas Housed in a Research Facility in Response to Different Environmental Enrichment Stimuli [PDF]
Animal Science Journal, Volume 97, Issue 1, January/December 2026.ABSTRACT Environmental enrichment (EE) is essential for promoting welfare and reducing atypical behaviors in captive research animals, but we know little about effective EE strategies for llamas (Lama glama). This study evaluated the behavioral responses to EE items provided to llamas housed in a biomedical research facility in Brazil, where they are ...
Raphael Brum +2 more
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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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Seasonal changes in energy expenditure, body temperature and activity patterns in llamas (Lama glama) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Mammals typically keep their body temperature (Tb) within a narrow limit with changing environmental conditions. There are indications that some wild ungulates can exhibit certain forms of energy saving mechanisms when ambient temperatures are low and/or
Alexander Riek +8 more
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A Case Series on Streptococcus agalactiae Infection in Llamas and Alpacas in a Semi-Intensive Breeding System in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Veterinary and Animal ScienceThe South American Camelids (CSA), including llamas (Lama glama) and alpacas (Vicugna pacos), are primarily concentrated in the Andean countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, where they represent an important source of income for the local ...
Vitor Eduardo Mamgue +3 more
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Intraocular nematodiasis in a llama (Lama glama). [PDF]
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2011 This report describes a unique case of presumed migration of Parelaphastrongylus tenuis through the spinal cord into the eye of a llama where it survived and matured within the ocular environment. Blindness of the eye was most likely attributable to migration of the parasite through the central nervous tissue.
Sweeney, Raymond W +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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Cryptococcosis in a Llama ( Lama Glama ) [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2002 Cryptococcosis was diagnosed in a 17-year-old male llama that had been euthanatized following an acute onset of neurologic disease. Tissues affected included the brain, spinal cord, lung, and kidney. The character of the leukocytic response varied from minimal to pyogranulomatous. Cryptococcosis has not been previously reported in a llama, although the
Robert J, Bildfell +2 more
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Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma in a Llama (Lama glama) [PDF]
Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2012 A 2-year-old female llama ( Lama glama), from a private zoological park, with anorexia, ataxia, dyspnea, ascites, and emaciation, was necropsied. Gross inspection, and cytological, histological, and immunohistochemical analyses were performed. A firm, white, multinodular mass, 25 cm in diameter was found in the liver parenchyma. Similar nodules up to 3
Marian A, Taulescu +6 more
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Muscle articulaire de la hanche chez les camélidés
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1968 L'Auteur poursuivant l'étude systématique de la myologie de la région glutéale chez les mammifères rapporte quelques observations concernant la morphologie et l'innervation du muscle articulaire de la hanche des Camélidés (Camelus bactrianus L., Camelus ...
J.D. Souteyrand Boulenger
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