Chorioptes bovis(Acarina: Psoroptidae) in some camelids from Dutch zoos

The first outbreak of Chorioptes texanus (Acari: Psoroptidae) infestation in a cattle farm in Korea.

Mites in the genus Chorioptes cause a mild form of skin disease in both domestic and wild ruminants. In July 2006, dermatitis characterized by alopecia, marked lichenification, accumulation of crust, and fissuring was recognized in 14 out of 200 Holstein dairy cattle raised in the cattle farm of the National Institute of Animal Science in Cheonan, Republic of Korea. Skin lesions were distribute...

Effect of dietary fibre on the faeces score in colobine monkeys at Dutch zoos

In captivity colobine monkeys o�en display a so� to watery faecal consistency, in contrast to their wild conspecifics, which usually display well-formed faeces. It has been suggested that dietary fibre, and possibly also dietary water content is related to faecal consistency. To further test this assumption we pooled data on 15 individual feeding periods from six feeding trials with colobine mo...

Mandibular Osteomyelitis in Camelids

Although dental disease is common in camelids, primary mandibular osteomyelitis is encountered less frequently than other dental problems. This is fortunate because the condition is characterized by extensive, generalized destruction and lysis of the mandible. Often the condition spans the entire length of the hemimandible, involving the diastema and occasionally the symphyseal region around th...

Reproduction in South American Camelids

Reproduction in South American Camelids

All camelids (including the Bactrian [2 humps] and Dromedary [1 hump] old world camels) have a diploid number of 74 chromosomes. Interbreeding can occur between any of these species, producing fertile offspring. In llama and alpaca are occasionally interbred, producing an animal with longer but coarser fibre length than Alpaca. These are known as Huarizo. Using artificial insemination between o...