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Evaluating the roles of directed breeding and gene flow in animal domestication [PDF]

, 2014
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Capriles, Jose M., Denham, Tim, Dobney, Keith, Marshall, Fiona B.   +3 more
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Dysuria due to discospondylitis and intervertebral disc herniation in a male alpaca (Vicugna pacos) [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Dysuria in camelids is usually associated with the presence of lower urinary tract disease such as urolithiasis. As another differential diagnosis, urine retention may be caused by neurological disturbances resulting from infections of the ...
Hirz, Manuela, Reinacher, Manfred, Schmidt, Martin J., Sickinger, Marlene   +3 more
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Dental disease in alpacas. Part 1: Prevalence of dental disorders and their mutual relationships

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2020
Background Dental disease is a troublesome health concern in alpacas. Specifically, the occurrence of tooth root abscesses has been described in veterinary literature.
Kirsten Proost, Bart Pardon, Elke Pollaris, Thijs Flahou, Lieven Vlaminck   +4 more
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Role, distribution and perspective of camel breeding in the third millennium economies [PDF]

, 2015
Although, it is occupying quantitavely a marginal place among the domestic herbivorous (0.4% only of the world domestic herbivorous), the large camelids (dromedary and Bactrian) are present in almost all the arid lands of the old world (except in ...
Faye, Bernard
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Dental disease in alpacas. Part 2: Risk factors associated with diastemata, periodontitis, occlusal pulp exposure, wear abnormalities, and malpositioned teeth

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2020
Background Dental disorders, of which tooth root abscesses are best documented, are highly prevalent in alpacas. Identification of risk factors can be valuable for prevention of dental disorders in this species.
Kirsten Proost, Bart Pardon, Elke Pollaris, Thijs Flahou, Lieven Vlaminck   +4 more
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Acute fasciolosis in an alpaca: a case report

BMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background The popularity of new world camelids, particularly alpacas, is growing rapidly in Ireland, presenting a clinical challenge to veterinary practitioners who may not have worked with these species previously.
C. J. Hayes, P. J. O’Brien, A. Wolfe, S. Hoey, C. Chandler, V. Rhodes, C. I. Carty, I. M. Piras, E. G. Ryan   +8 more
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Using modern reproductive methods to hybridize old and new world Camelids : Camelus dromedarius x Lama guanicoe

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, A. M. Billah, W. R. Allen, R. V. Short   +3 more
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Nucleotide diversity of functionally different groups of immune response genes in Old World camels based on newly annotated and reference-guided assemblies

BMC Genomics, 2020
Background Immune-response (IR) genes have an important role in the defense against highly variable pathogens, and therefore, diversity in these genomic regions is essential for species’ survival and adaptation.
Sara Lado, Jean P. Elbers, Mark F. Rogers, José Melo-Ferreira, Adiya Yadamsuren, Jukka Corander, Petr Horin, Pamela A. Burger   +7 more
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Where should livestock graze? Integrated modeling and optimization to guide grazing management in the Cañete basin, Peru [PDF]

, 2019
Integrated watershed management allows decision-makers to balance competing objectives, for example agricultural production and protection of water resources.
Blundo Canto, Genowefa, Bryant, Benjamin P., Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Hamel, Perrine, Hawthorne, Peter L., Kowal, Virginia   +5 more
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How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changes

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.
B. Faye
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