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- Action Plan for Camelids (Alpacas, Llamas) Affected with
- Do not change social structure of groups. Leave animals that have established a social order together. Stop all new activity on farm (e.g. show fitting and testing, re-grouping for sale, introduction of new animals, removal of animals)...
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- Diagnosis and Treatment of Uterine Infections in Alpacas
- The alpaca is being raised as an investment and a fiber animal in many countries of the world. Breeders are selecting their stock so as to maximize production of both offspring and quality fiber. In any new industry like the alpaca industry is in North America, most of the initial emphasis is on reproduction. Quality...
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- Johne's Disease Information Center
- What is Johne's disease and what kind of animals get Johne's disease? Johne's (pronounced "Yo-nees") disease is a contagious bacterial disease of the intestinal tract. A German veterinarian first described the disease in a dairy cow in 1895; his name is used as the common name for the disease. The disease is also called paratuberculosis.
Johne's disease occurs in a wide variety of animals, but most often in ruminants. Ruminants are hoofed mammals that chew...
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- Liver Disease in Camelids
- Liver disease has not been widely recognized in camelids (alpacas and llamas). Although fatty liver disease is often discussed or observed during necropsy examination, primary liver diseases have been infrequently diagnosed. Recent clinical...
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- Meningeal Worm Infection
- The meningeal worm of white tailed deer, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis, migrates from the gastrointestinal tract to the spinal cord and/or brain. This disease is common in the eastern US. The parasite passes through the deer without harming it, but gets lost in the spinal canal of the camelid and causes damage during migration...
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- Urolithiasis in Small Ruminants
- Urolithiasis is a common and frustrating problem in small ruminants for owners and veterinarians. Urethral obstruction most commonly is seen in pet goats and show lambs because of inappropriate nutrition. Although conventional management techniques often are satisfactory for treatment of urolithiasis in show animals because of their shortened life expectancy, owners of pet animals demand more sophisticated techniques that will allow for long-term survival of the patient.
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- Views on Fatty Liver Disease
- Few diseases that can strike alpacas are as insidious as fatty liver disease. An alpaca farm that has all the good management signs of a tidy, well-run operation can lose animals to this disease as readily as a casually run operation scorned by neighboring breeders...
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