Naslov
Neonatal care of llamas and alpacas - a review

Autori
Đuričić, Dražen ; Samardžija, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
PROCEEDINGS OF 2nd INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL MEETING ON REPTILES AND EXOTIC ANIMALS “REPTILIA” / Prukner Radovčić, Estella ; Nejedli, Srebrenka - Zagreb : Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2021, 122-123

ISBN
978-953-8006-34-0

Skup
2. međunarodni znanstveno-stručni skup o gmazovima i egzotičnim životinjama REPTILIA = 2nd International Scientific and Professional Meeting on Reptiles and Exotic Animals REPTILIA

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 21.05.2021. - 22.05.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
alpaca ; newborn ; llama ; neonatal care

Sažetak
At the time of birth, newborn llamas and alpacas present in the anterior longitudinal presentation and dorso-sacral position with the head resting on the metacarpal bones of the extended forelegs. The newborn (called a cria) stands very soon to suckle colostrum within the first 2 hours, and may suckle up to 10 times per day during the first seven days of life. Colostrum is only available for 3-4 days, but immunoglobulin absorption occurs only during the first 24 hours of life. Milk production reaches its peak by 2-3 weeks of lactation and then declines by the first month of lactation. Preweaning mortality is 20-80 % in South America, as opposed to 2-5 % in developed countries. The most common diagnoses of neonatal llamas and alpacas are systemic inflammations, congenital defects, sepsis, gastrointestinal diseases, and others

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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