camelids exam 2

Question 1

which is bigger, alpaca or llama

Answer 1

llama

Question 2

what are the two breeds of alpaca

Answer 2

suri and huacaya

Question 3

what are the wild camelids

Answer 3

guanaco and vicuna

Question 4

what is the largest avenue/use for alpacas

Answer 4

showing

Question 5

what camelid can be used as a guard animal for livestock

Answer 5

Llama

Question 6

which are more considered pack animals

Answer 6

alpacas

Question 7

how many camelids per acre

Answer 7

5-8/acre

Question 8

what tail position is considered a sign of agression

Answer 8

straight up tail

curled up tail is submission

Question 9

what is the main way we monitor a baby cria

Answer 9

daily weight. they are very stoic animals.

Question 10

what is unique about llama/alpaca teeth

Answer 10

they have a dental pad but also have one pair of upper incisors followed by one pair of canines on the top and the bottom

6 fighting teeth

Question 11

what is the normal shape of molars

Answer 11

there should be sharp points on the outside of their teeth

Question 12

describe camelid feet

Answer 12

padded like a dog with 2 digits and 2 nails. no hoofs

Question 13

what is an important part of our PE

Answer 13

famacha. can tell us if they are sick when they arent acting like ti

Question 14

where do we do SQ injections

Answer 14

axillary or at the base of the neck/chest. never in the neck. too small

Question 15

what is different about the jugular

Answer 15

transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae curve around the vein making it difficult to access.

Question 16

unique clin path findings

Answer 16

elliptical RBC, low PCV, high RBC, high WBC

Question 17

parasite control

Answer 17

they all poop in a dung pile so that limits pastural spread

routine deworming common with ivermectin for p. tenuis (deer parasite- meningeal worm)

Question 18

what is the parasite we worry about

Answer 18

haemonchus

Question 19

“core” vaccines

Answer 19

CD/T

maybe a 7 way depending on where they live

rabies

Question 20

castrations time

Answer 20

at least 18 months to allow long bones to close to prevent OA and joint hyperextension

Question 21

criation

Answer 21

similar to equine. 60-90 minute stage 2.
dystocia common.
birth in the day

Question 22

neonatal care

Answer 22

they dont clean their crias
crias suckle from each of the four teats in rotation for a few seconds