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Calcinosis in Alpaca Crias (Vicugna pacos) Due to Vitamin D Intoxication—Clinical, Laboratory and Pathological Findings with a Focus on Kidney Function

Animals, 2021
Alpacas kept in Central Europe are often deficient in vitamin D3, which is supplemented orally or by injection by the owners or veterinarians. Vitamin D3 can be specified in two different units (IU and µg), which differ by a factor of 40.
Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Carina Helmer, Patricia Kammeyer, Sven Kleinschmidt, Teresa Maria Punsmann, Johanna Maria Meilwes, Cornelia Schwennen, Alexandra von Altrock, Mirja Wilkens, Barbara Schwert, Nicole von Keyserlingk-Eberius, Martin Ganter   +11 more
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Ovarian Morphometric Characterization of Philippine Native and Upgraded Goats [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Ovarian morphometric characterization is an important data in livestock production that used to improve reproductive efficiency, predict fertility, and guide biotechnology applications such as multiple ovulation and embryo transfer.
Balbin Aubrey Joy M., Nayga Jonathan N., Hernandez Maria C.   +2 more
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Physiological Aspects of Milk Somatic Cell Count in Small Ruminants—A Review

, 2022
The aim of this review was to focus on the physiological aspects of milk somatic cell count (SCC) in small ruminants (SM). The SCC is an important component naturally present in milk and is generally used as an indicator of milk quality and udder health ...
Michael W. Pfaffl, Shehadeh Kaskous, Sabine Farschtschi   +2 more
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Comparative Study of Pain-Related Responses of Male Piglets up to Seven Days of Age to the Application of Different Local Anaesthetics and Subsequent Castration

Animals, 2022
To evaluate pain responses to intratesticular and subscrotal injection of three local anaesthetics and their efficacy during castration a randomized controlled study was conducted. In groups of 20 piglets, procaine (2%), lidocaine (2%), or mepivacaine (2%
Franz Josef Söbbeler, Sören Wendt, Andreas Briese, Julia Tünsmeier, Karl-Heinz Waldmann, Sabine Beate Rita Kästner, Alexandra von Altrock   +6 more
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Detection of trypanosomes in small ruminants and pigs in western Kenya: important reservoirs in the epidemiology of sleeping sickness? [PDF]

, 2005
Background Trypanosomosis is a major impediment to livestock farming in sub-Saharan Africa and limits the full potential of agricultural development in the 36 countries where it is endemic.
Musa O Ng'ayo, Zablon K Njiru, Eucharia U Kenya, Njiru, Z.K., Ellie O Osir, Kenya, E.U., Masiga, D.K., Geoffrey M Muluvi, Osir, E.O., Muluvi, G.M., Daniel K Masiga, Ng'ayo, M.O.   +11 more
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Relationships between Body Condition Score (BCS), FAMACHA©-Score and Haematological Parameters in Alpacas (Vicugna pacos), and Llamas (Lama glama) Presented at the Veterinary Clinic

Animals, 2021
South American camelids (SAC) are being more and more presented at the veterinary Clinics in Germany. A bad nutritional condition, which can be easily categorized using a body condition score (BCS) of the animals, is often not noticed by the owners ...
Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Saskia Neubert, Teresa Maria Punsmann, Steffen B. Wiegand, Martin Ganter   +4 more
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Electrocution as an alternative euthanasia method to blunt force trauma to the head followed by exsanguination for non-viable piglets

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2020
Background On farms, the currently approved and most widely practised method of euthanising non-viable piglets is blunt force trauma to the head followed by exsanguination.
Johannes Husheer, Matthias Luepke, Peter Dziallas, Karl-Heinz Waldmann, Alexandra von Altrock   +4 more
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Antimicrobially Active Semen Extenders Allow the Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Pig Insemination

Antibiotics, 2021
Antibiotic use in semen extenders for livestock may contribute to the development and spreading of multi-drug resistance. Antimicrobial control in semen doses for artificial insemination of pigs is indispensable due to the relatively high storage ...
Anne-Marie Luther, Thu Quynh Nguyen, Jutta Verspohl, Dagmar Waberski   +3 more
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Modeling for Smart Vaccination against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

, 2023
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious and economically important transboundary viral disease of small ruminants. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) national animal health plan aimed to control and eradicate PPR from the country by following the ...
Oum Keltoum Bensalah, Ahmad Al-Majali, Meera S. Mohamed, Aysha Al Shamisi, Wael Aburizq, Ayman I. AbdElkader, Yassir M. Eltahir   +6 more
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Analysis of pH and Electrolytes in Blood and Electrolytes in Ruminal Fluid, including Kidney Function Tests, in Sheep Undergoing General Anaesthesia for Laparotomy

Animals, 2022
Background: Performing Sectio Caesarea in sheep under general anaesthesia is a common procedure in veterinary practice. The abdominal cavity can be accessed via linea alba, for which the ewe is positioned in the supine position, whereby rumen and uterus ...
Lucie Marie Grimm, Martin Ganter
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