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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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Gene expression profile in white alpaca (Vicugna pacos) skin
Animal, 2011 A cDNA library from white alpaca (Vicugna pacos) skin was constructed using SMART technology to investigate the global gene expression profile in alpaca skin and identify genes associated with physiology of alpaca skin and pigmentation.
R. Fan +12 more
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Pulmonary adenocarcinoma in two alpacas ( Vicugna pacos ) [PDF]
Veterinary Record Case Reports, 2020 We describe here two cases of pulmonary neoplasia in alpacas: case 1 was a 19‐year‐old female huacaya alpaca that was submitted to investigate sudden death with possible previous weight loss. Gross and histological examination revealed changes consistent with primary lepidic‐type pulmonary adenocarcinoma (previously bronchioalveolar carcinoma) with ...
Moore, S. Jo +4 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 ...
Bornstein Set
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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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Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022 The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a camelid native to South America, but the species has wide distribution outside its natural habitat and is found in various countries on other continents, Poland being one in Europe.
Maria Pyziel-Serafin Anna +5 more
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Clinical and Histological Features of Ovarian Hypoplasia/Dysgenesis in Alpacas
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Alpacas have a high incidence of congenital reproductive tract abnormalities, including ovarian hypoplasia/dysgenesis. Diagnosis of this condition is often challenging.
Eduardo Arroyo +7 more
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Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity in South American Camelids
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), llama (Lama glama), vicugna (Vicugna vicugna) and guanaco (Lama guanicoe), are the camelid species distributed over the Andean high-altitude grasslands, the Altiplano, and the Patagonian arid steppes.
Stefano Pallotti +4 more
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Bilateral thyroid adenomas in an alpaca
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021 A 7‐year‐old neutered male alpaca (Vicugna pacos) was presented for evaluation of a 3‐year history of large, bilateral, firm ventral cervical masses causing esophageal and tracheal impingement.
Kate Burbery +3 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The domestic South American camelid Vicugna pacos L. is distributed along Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina. Here, we contribute to the bioinformatics and evolutionary systematics of the Camelidae by performing high-throughput sequencing analysis on ...
Danilo E. Bustamante +5 more
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