Multiple congenital anomalies in an alpaca cria (  Vicugna pacos  )

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2010 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Veterinary Record, volume 166, pages 759-760 (issn: 0042-4900, eissn: 2042-7670,

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Authors: T, O'Brien; S, Semrad; A, Serena;

doi: 10.1136/vr.b4865

pmid: 20543169

Multiple congenital anomalies in an alpaca cria ( Vicugna pacos )

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Abstract

PHYSICAL anomalies in South American camelids in the USA are thought to have arisen as a result of the considerable degree of inbreeding and absence of genetic diversity within the population. Congenital defects have the potential to cause economic loss, and those that are genetic in origin and are

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Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
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Keywords

Male, Death, Sudden, Testis, Animals, Abnormalities, Multiple, Hernia, Inguinal, Ureter, Kidney, Camelids, New World

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