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Evaluation of animal welfare conditions of South American camelids admitted to the Huancavelica municipal slaughterhouse, Peru
(Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, 2019)
Raising South American domestic camelids is the main source of subsistence in the Peruvian Andes. Under the understanding that pre-slaughter handling and transport practices can affect meat quality an evaluation was done ...
Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum und Toxoplasma gondii in South American camelids
(Wageningen Academic PublishersNL, 2006-12-01)
Our results indicate that at least a low proportion of SAC living in this particular region of Peru has been exposed to N. caninum. The higher seroprevalences of both N. caninum and T. gondii in adult SAC than in foals ...
New camelid (Artiodactyla: Camelidae) record from the late Pleistocene of Calama (Second Region, Chile): a morphological and morphometric discussion
(2010)
A description of fossil remains belonging to camelids from the Kamac Mayu site (Second Region,
Chile) is presented. This record was recovered from deposits of gravel and sand on karstic formations
eroded by rivers during ...
A serological survey of parainfluenza-3 virus in South American camelids from Chile Prospección serológica del virus parainfluenza 3 en camélidos sudamericanos en Chile
(2011)
A total of 370 sera collected from 87 alpacas (Lama pacos), 88 llamas (Lama glama), 89 guanacos (Lama guanicoe) and 106 vicunas (Vicugna vicugna) were investigated for the presence of antibodies to parainfluenza 3 virus ...
Camelid hunting and herding in Inca times: a view from the South of the empire
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
South American Camelids (SAC) occupied a central role in the development of Andean societies and were an essential element of the cultural landscape. During the Inca period camelids had a major significance to people, ...
Measuring faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a non-invasive tool for monitoring adrenocortical activity in South American camelids
(Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, 2013)
The welfare and productivity of South American camelids may be affected by stressful events. The purpose of this study was to validate a non-invasive Method: for stress monitoring using faecal samples and to apply it to ...
Production of a monoclonal antibody against serum immunoglobulin M of South American camelids and assessment of its suitability in two immunoassays
(American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, 2014-09)
A monoclonal antibody (mAb) was produced against immunoglobulin M (IgM) of South American camelids. A single radial immunodiffusion (SRID) assay and a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were developed ...
New Data on South American Camelid Bone Size Changes during Middle-Late Holocene Transition: Osteometry at Peñas Chicas 1.5 (Antofagasta de la Sierra, Argentinian Puna)
(Wiley, 2014-07)
Approaching the study of camelid bone size change in the meridional portion of the South Central Andes is a significant subject especially when the assemblages are associated to radiocarbon dates placed at a time of social ...
Paleoparasitological study of Holocene South American camelids (ca. 8970–470 years 14C BP) from an archaeological site, Southern Puna of Argentina (Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca)
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2021-05)
South American camelids (SAC) have occupied a central role in the development of Andean societies. They are widely distributed in South America and since ancient times are an important factor in Andean economies and social ...
Cytokines expression in alpacas and llamas exposed to cold stress
(Elsevier, 2016)
Cytokine expression could play an important role in camelids exposed to cold stress and subsequent pneumonia associated infections, therefore inducing a broad array of inflammatory mediators. To understand the host innate ...