18-19: Camelids

Question 1

What is teeth growth like in llama?

Answer 1

NOT continuous

Question 2

Why must you take care with halters?

Answer 2

Obligate nasal breathers

Question 3

How long should teeth be?

Answer 3

Same length as dorsal palate

Question 4

Why can you not use mineral licks or lick crick?

Answer 4

Tongue does not protrude

Question 5

At what age do “fighting teeth” erupt?

Answer 5

3 years

Question 6

What should you do to fighting teeth (canines) in males?

Answer 6

Blunted

Question 7

Where do you take blood from?

Answer 7

R jugular, low on neck near thoracic inlet

Question 8

Where do you do IV injections?

Answer 8

Near ramus on mandible

Question 9

What is the first compartment of the stomach?

Answer 9

2 sacs

Question 10

What is the caecum like?

Answer 10

Tiny

Question 11

What is the colon like?

Answer 11

Spiral

Question 12

Where do you commonly get obstructions?

Answer 12

C2 and C3 as very small orifice between

Question 13

Where do you especially see stress ulcers?

Answer 13

C3

Question 14

What is cellulosolytic ability like compared to sheep?

Answer 14

Greater

Question 15

How much acetate do they produce?

Answer 15

Lots

Question 16

Why are they prone to ketoacidosis?

Answer 16

Liver uses propionate to produce glucose but not much produced

Question 17

What is the best food?

Answer 17

Grass

Question 18

What do you give for supplements?

Answer 18

Grains - not high energy concentrate

Question 19

Which vitamins should you supplement?

Answer 19

Vit A, E, D, Zn

Question 20

How often should you trim feet?

Answer 20

6 months

Question 21

Which vaccines do you use?

Answer 21

Sheep

Question 22

How often do you vaccinate?

Answer 22

Yearly, 4-6 weeks pre-unpacking, or from 1 month in crias (or 3 days if dam unvaccinated)

Question 23

Which diseases are they especially susceptible to?

Answer 23

Clostridial

Question 24

Ddx jaw masses?

Answer 24

Tooth root abscess, lumpy jaw, fractures, cysts, tumours, retained cud, lymphoma

Question 25

Which teeth usually causes tooth root abscess?

Answer 25

Second molar

Question 26

What do they look like if colicking?

Answer 26

Put legs to side

Question 27

What is diarrhoea like when manifested?

Answer 27

Usually severe

Question 28

What are endoparasites like?

Answer 28

Similar to sheep and cattle

Question 29

Which parasite is an emergency?

Answer 29

Trichuris

Question 30

Which parasites are not detected from McMasters?

Answer 30

Large eimeria, Trichuris, fluke

Question 31

Why do they give a TB risk to humans?

Answer 31

Spitting

Question 32

At what age does the penis detach from the prepuce?

Answer 32

3 years

Question 33

What kind of ovulators are females?

Answer 33

Induced - lack true oestrus cycle

Question 34

When is breeding time?

Answer 34

Spring and early Summer

Question 35

What maintains the pregnancy?

Answer 35

CL

Question 36

What is the placenta like?

Answer 36

Same as sow/mare

Question 37

What is the “spit test”?

Answer 37

Female spits if not receptive to mating

Question 38

How long is pregnancy?

Answer 38

11.5 months +/- one month

Question 39

Which horn is usually pregnant?

Answer 39

90% left

Question 40

What happens if pregnant with twins?

Answer 40

Never carried to term

Question 41

How long can they be overdue?

Answer 41

Up to 400 days

Question 42

How common is dystocia?

Answer 42

Not

Question 43

What time of day are they usually born?

Answer 43

7am-5pm

Question 44

What are some other congenital issues?

Answer 44

Wry face, anal atresia, polydactyly, vulvar atresia, atresia of NL duct, heart defects