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Camelids Flashcards

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1
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Are Dromedary and Bacterian Old World or New World Camelids?

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Old world

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Old World Camelid, with one hump, from the Arabian desert

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Dromedary

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Old World, two-humped camel from the Mongolian deserts

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Bacterian

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4
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What are the three New World Lamas?

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Llama, Alpaca, Guanaco

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5
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New World camelid that is its own species

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Vicunas (tiny antelope type)

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6
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What is the term for a group of females housed together?

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Harem

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7
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Are alpacas or llamas softer?

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Alpacas are softer

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8
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What is the rarest camelid?

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Suri

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9
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What is the “classical llama”?

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Ccara Llama

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10
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The most common alapaca, hardy with crimped fiber

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Huacaya

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11
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Minority alpaca with straight fiber

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Suri

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12
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What alpacas provide the finest fleeces?

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Yearling alpacas

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13
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What type of estrous cycle do camelids have?

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Polyestrous

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What is the age of puberty for a female llama vs alpaca?

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Llama 6-12 months

Alpaca 1 year

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What is the age of puberty for a male llama vs alpaca?

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Both 2-3 years old

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16
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What is the age for first breeding?

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2.5-3.5 years

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17
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What is the frequency of the estrous cycle?

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8-12 days

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18
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What is the duration of estrus?

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4-5 days

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19
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Twinning is more common in llamas or alpacas?

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Llama

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20
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What is weaning age?

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5-6 months

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21
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What is the most common method of reproduction?

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Live Cover

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22
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What horn do you transcervically artificially inseminate?

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Left uterine horn

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23
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What stage of parturition lasts 1-6 hours and may involve humming, frequent visits to dung pile, lying down

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Stage 1

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24
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Stage of parturition that lasts 20-30 minutes, but no longer than an hour, birth standing and do NOT lick cria.

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Stage 2

25
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Stage of parturition that lasts 1-6 hours, mothers do not eat placenta

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Stage 3

26
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Dystocia in camelids is rare, but may occur due to what 3 conditions?

A

Malpositioning

Poor Cervical Dilation

Uterine Torsion

27
Q

Grain should not be fed before ___ ____ of age

A

3 months

28
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Too much attention and bottle feeding crias may result in what syndrom?

A

Berserk Male Syndrome (BMS or Aberrant Behaviour Syndrome)

29
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What is the percentage of body weight crias should gain in the first 24 hours?

A

10-20%

30
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What teeth are the fighting teeth?

A

Permanent upper incisors, upper and lower canines

31
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What teeth may females or castrated males not have?

A

Permanent canines

32
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What teeth rarely erupt in females and only 5% of males?

A

Deciduous canines

33
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True or false, routine floating is recommended

A

False

34
Q

What type of ruminants are camelids?

A

Modified ruminants, 3 compartment stomach

35
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True or false, camelids can be fed oats

A

False

The barbs on oats can cause ulcers

36
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True or False, camelids have a low protein requirement

A

True

37
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What mineral are camelids sensitive to and could have toxicity complications from?

A

Copper

38
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What mineral deficiency may present as dermatitis?

A

Zinc deficiency

39
Q

What ar the two techniques used for blood draws?

A

High jug and low jug

40
Q

What technique decreases chances of arterial blood collection?

A

High jugular

41
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What is the technique for a high jug blood collection?

A

Head perpendicular to the cervical vertebrae and palpate the sternomandibularis tendon, insert the needle just dorsal and caudal

42
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What is the technique for a low jug blood collection?

A

Elevate head and insert needle just medial to enlarged transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebrae. Be careful to avoid the carotid artery

43
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Where is arterial blood sampling performed?

A

low jug

44
Q

Where do you clip for a liver biopsy?

A

Ninth intercostal space about 9-10 inches from the top of the back to the right side

45
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Where is the tube placed for administering oral medications?

A

Interdental space and advanced into the caudal aspect of the mouth. Avoid medicating into cheek pouch due to ulcers

46
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What muscles should be avoided in camelids for IM injections?

A

Neck muscles

47
Q

Medication should be administered towards _____

A

The heart

48
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Where are SQ injections given?

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Cranial to shoulder and caudal to elbow

49
Q

What is the fasting protocol for animals over 4 months of age?

A

No food for 12-18 hours, unlimited access to water

50
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What is the fasting protocol for animals younger than 4 months of age?

A

Not recommended, supplement with dextrose

51
Q

What is the most common complication of general anesthesia?

A

Nasal edema

52
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When are males castrated?

A

2 years +

53
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What are the complications associated with castrating before the age of 2?

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Straight hindlegs, lateral patellar luxation, degenerative osteoarthritis in the stifles

54
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Why is heat stress more often seen in llamas?

A

double coat

55
Q

GI parasitism, malnutrition, negative energy balance and stress are all pre-disposing factors of what?

A

Hepatic lipidosis

56
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Normally secondary and associated with high mortality, obese and emaciated animals

A

Hepatic lipidosis

57
Q

Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is what?

A

Meningeal worm

58
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What is the treatment for stomach ulcers?

A

Reducing acid production and increasing pH, pantoprazole SQ or IV used as treatment or prophylaxis

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