Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Husbandry and Their Welfare [PDF]
AnimalsA key diagnostic tool in breeding practice is systematic observation: by identifying abnormalities in natural behaviour, it can highlight early signs of reduced welfare or physical and mental health issues in livestock and other animals.
Renata Pilarczyk +7 more
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Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Infections in Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Alpacas are the major camelid species in Europe held for hobbies, animal-aided therapy, and commercial reasons. As a result, health-related issues associated with alpacas are of growing significance. This especially holds true for one of the most serious
Reinhard Sting +6 more
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Stress Reduction in Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Mange Management [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesStress and dermatosis or itching are strictly related to mange caused by Sarcoptes spp. and Chorioptes spp. mites, which are particularly stressful in alpacas.
Marilena Bolcato +4 more
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Bronchioalveolar carcinoma in an adult alpaca (Vicugna pacos) [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2019 Background This report describes a case of a bronchiolar adenocarcinoma in a 6-year old alpaca mare. For the first time in an alpaca, neoplasia was classified by histopathology as a lepidic-predominant bronchiolar adenocarcinoma.
Lara Moser +3 more
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Determination of Sarcocystis lamacanis microcysts in the cardiac muscle of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) and their correlation with troponin cTnI. A study performed in the high Andean region of southern Peru [PDF]
Veterinary and Animal Science, 2022 The breeding of alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is one of the most important economic activities in the high Andean areas of Peru. The commercialization of products derived from alpaca represents more than 80% of the income of high-Andean families.
Daniel Marcelo Lombardo +2 more
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Important ectoparasites of Alpaca (
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2010 Summary Background Alpacas (Vicugna pacos), earlier named Lama pacos, belong to the family Camelidae of which there are 7 living species. Four are native to South America and of those four two are domestic species, the alpaca (Vicugna pacos) and the llama (Lama glama) and two are wild, the vicuna (Vicugna vicugna )a nd the guanaco (Lama guanicoe ...
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Cranial arterial patterns of the alpaca (Camelidae: Vicugna pacos) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Artiodactyl cranial arterial patterns deviate significantly from the standard mammalian pattern, most notably in the possession of a structure called the carotid rete (CR)—a subdural arterial meshwork that is housed within the cavernous venous sinus ...
Haley D. O'Brien
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Phenotypic and genetic antimicrobial resistance of the intestinal microbiota isolated from two alpacas (Vicugna pacos) post mortem [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary ResearchIn Poland, alpacas are commonly companion animals and producers of wool. Human-alpaca-environment interactions raise One Health concerns about antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Pławińska-Czarnak Joanna +8 more
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Rhododendron poisoning in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in Northern Germany. [PDF]
Vet Res CommunAbstractPoisoning is often suspected to be the origin of disease in South American camelids (SACs) by owners, but only in a few cases this assumption can be confirmed. In small ruminants, rhododendron poisoning is a common emergency for livestock veterinarians. However, this condition has rarely been reported in SACs so far.
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Histological evaluation of the alpaca (Vicugna pacos) vomeronasal organ. [PDF]
J Vet Med SciLittle is known about the neuronal structure of the vomeronasal organ (VNO), a receptor organ responsible for pheromone perception, in the alpaca (Vicugna pacos). This study was performed to determine the localization of neuronal elements, including protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5), a pan-neuronal marker, olfactory marker protein (OMP), a marker of ...
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