Sarcoptic mange outbreak decimates South American wild camelid populations in San Guillermo National Park, Argentina [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Sarcoptic mange epidemics can devastate wildlife populations. In 2014, mange was first detected in vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) and guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in San Guillermo National Park (SGNP), Argentina.
Hebe del Valle Ferreyra +6 more
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Pastoralism, 2022 Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) were at risk of extinction due to indiscriminate hunting for their fibre in the mid-twentieth century. The conservation of the species included numerous international and regional legal mechanisms, as well as the will and care ...
Bibiana Vilá, Yanina Arzamendia
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Epidemiology of sarcoptic mange in free-ranging vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna): a cross-sectional study in Andean highland communities in Peru [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaSarcoptic mange or scabies is a contagious parasitic skin disease that affects a wide range of domestic and wildlife species. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence, molecular identification, and characteristics of sarcoptic ...
Marcos Enrique Serrano-Martínez +9 more
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Livestock and the functional habitat of vicuñas in Ecuador: a new puzzle [PDF]
Ecosphere, 2018 Whether interactions between wildlife and livestock are competitive or facilitative is context dependent. Intermediary factors that explain how context (seasonal or regional characteristics of the ecological community) affects these interactions are ...
Brian E. McLaren +2 more
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Energy balance of pregnant vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) in the Chilean High Andes
Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2019 Energy unbalance may be the cause of low fertility rates found in vicuñas. The objective of this study was to estimate the temporal variation of the nutritional status in pregnant vicuñas from a herd kept under captivity in the Chilean High Andes.
Cecilia Norambuena +4 more
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Gastrointestinal parasite diversity of South American camelids (Artiodactyla: Camelidae): First review throughout the native range of distribution [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 In South America inhabit an endemic group of ungulates adapted to extreme environments: the South American camelids (SAC), a key component of the Andean biocultural heritage.
Victoria Cañal, María Ornela Beltrame
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MC1R Gene Variants and Their Relationship with Coat Color in South American Camelids [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2023 In domestic camelids, fleece color is an essential characteristic because it defines the direction of production. Variants were determined in the MC1R gene that showed a relationship with coat color in alpacas and llamas at the level of the coding region.
Carola Melo Rojas +4 more
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Molecular analysis of Sarcoptes scabiei infecting wild and domestic South American camelids in Argentina [PDF]
ParasitologySarcoptic mange, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, is a highly transmissible skin condition affecting many mammalian species worldwide. South American camelids (SAC) have the highest reported prevalence of mange in South America, causing economic ...
Melina Anello +11 more
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Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2020 Twenty-one vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) from a Chilean breeding unit were tested to serovars Pomona, Canicola, Copenhageni, Ballum and Grippotyphosa of Leptospira interrogans using the microscopic microagglutination technique.
Cecilia Norambuena +4 more
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Sarcoptic mange in a guanaco (Lama guanicoe) of northwestern Argentina: Clinical, histopathological and molecular studies [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeSarcoptic mange, caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is a highly contagious and potentially fatal skin disease that affects a wide range of mammals, including South American Camelids (SAC).
Fabiana E. Sosa +8 more
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