A Literature Review of Selected Bacterial Diseases in Alpacas and Llamas—Epidemiology, Clinical Signs and Diagnostics

K Konieczny, M Pomorska-Mól - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Over the last decade or more, New World Camelids, particularly llamas
and alpacas have become popular farm animals all over the world. Many owners consider …

Most common diagnoses and antibiotics used in South American Camelid patients at a university clinic in Austria

A Hund, T Wittek, U Selan, A Käsbohrer… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Knowledge of common diseases and their treatment in minor species, such as llamas and
alpacas, is growing, but frequently drugs are not licensed in these species. Our aim was to …

Necrotising myositis caused by Clostridium clostridioforme and Clostridium difficile in an alpaca following grain overload

E Po, A Sawran, R Ward, VA Haverson… - … Record Case Reports, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A 4‐year‐old, female alpaca developed necrotising myositis caused by Clostridium
difficile and Clostridium clostridioforme, a clostridia spp. previously unknown to affect …