South American domestic camelids (SADC) have played a key role in the culture, economy, food security and livelihoods of ancient contemporary societies Andean countries. This is especially due to capacity alpacas llamas produce fibre meat under extreme geographic climatic conditions. In addition, breeding use SADC as fibre, meat, pet sheep herding animals has become popular Europe, North Americ...

A 14-year-old alpaca and a 3-year-old llama presented independently with vague symptoms of abdominal discomfort. Bloodwork was unremarkable in the alpaca, but showed signs sepsis llama, ultrasonography normal both animals. Abdominal radiography revealed metallic gastrointestinal foreign body cases. Ventral midline laparotomy performed, bodies were retrieved from C3 compartment proximal duodenum...

Abstract Nearctic ungulates such as artiodactyls, perissodactyls, and proboscideans arrived in South America during the Great American Biotic Interchange. Among them are camelids, cervids, tayassuids, equids, tapirids gomphotherids. A historical collection of from Pleistocene deposits Pampean region Argentina is here studied described. The consists specimens collected by Santiago Roth nineteent...