The objective of the present research was to determine the presence and the association between rotavirus, biotype E. coli and fimbriated E. coli in the enteric infections of neonatal alpacas under natural conditions. The detection of rotavirus was carried out by agglutination with monoclonal antibodies, the biotyping of E. coli by API 20E system and the detection of fimbrial antigens by agglutination using monoclonal antibodies. In 15 out of 160 (9.4%) of fecal samples from neonatal alpacas with enteric infection was detected rotavirus. Ten biotypes of E. coli was found and 26% of the E. coli isolates from alpaca neonates with enteric infection had the F41 antigen in contrast with 48% from clinically healthy neonatal alpacas. Rotavirus was found in association with 18.8% of the E. coli isolates identified as biotypes A and C. The 57.8 % of E. coli isolates from neonatal alpacas with ent...

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar la presencia y la asociación entre rotavirus y la Escherichia coli fimbriada como agentes patógenos causantes de las infecciones entéricas en condiciones naturales en alpacas neonatas. La detección de rotavirus y de antígenos fimbriales se realizó mediante aglutinación con anticuerpos monoclonales embebidos en látex y la biotipificación se realizó mediante el sistema API 20E. En el 9.3% de las muestras de heces se detectó rotavirus. Se encontró 10 biotipos de E. coli, donde se detectó un 26% de antígeno F41 en alpacas neonatas con infección entérica en contraste con el 48% en los aislamientos de E. coli de alpacas clínicamente sanas. Rotavirus se encuentra en asociación con el 18.8% de los aislamientos de E. coli identificados como biotipos A y C. El 57.8% de aislamientos de E. coli de alpacas neonatas con infección enté...

Ovarian follicular growth was described in alpaca weaned females maintained on native and cultivated pastures. Fifty-five alpacas of 8 months on average of age were used, divided into two groups, group 1 (cultivated pastures, n = 23) and group 2 (natural pastures, n = 33). Live weight, uterine size and follicular development using ultrasound were recorded every 15 days. At the first evaluation, 43.5% of small follicles were found in group 1 compared to 6.1 of small follicles in females of group 2. Median follicles were present in the two groups at 9 months of age in 9.1 and 30.1% respectively for groups 1 And 2. Large follicles are found in 5.5% of group 1 alpacas at an average age of 11 months and an average weight of 33.9 kg, while in group 2 it was observed that 3.0% of alpacas showed large follicles at an average age of 10.5 months and an average live weight of 28.1 kg. It is evident...

Ovarian follicular growth was described in alpaca weaned females maintained on native and cultivated pastures. Fifty-five alpacas of 8 months on average of age were used, divided into two groups, group 1 (cultivated pastures, n = 23) and group 2 (natural pastures, n = 33). Live weight, uterine size and follicular development using ultrasound were recorded every 15 days. At the first evaluation, 43.5% of small follicles were found in group 1 compared to 6.1 of small follicles in females of group 2. Median follicles were present in the two groups at 9 months of age in 9.1 and 30.1% respectively for groups 1 And 2. Large follicles are found in 5.5% of group 1 alpacas at an average age of 11 months and an average weight of 33.9 kg, while in group 2 it was observed that 3.0% of alpacas showed large follicles at an average age of 10.5 months and an average live weight of 28.1 kg. It is evident...

Ovarian follicular growth was described in alpaca weaned females maintained on native and cultivated pastures. Fifty-five alpacas of 8 months on average of age were used, divided into two groups, group 1 (cultivated pastures, n = 23) and group 2 (natural pastures, n = 33). Live weight, uterine size and follicular development using ultrasound were recorded every 15 days. At the first evaluation, 43.5% of small follicles were found in group 1 compared to 6.1 of small follicles in females of group 2. Median follicles were present in the two groups at 9 months of age in 9.1 and 30.1% respectively for groups 1 And 2. Large follicles are found in 5.5% of group 1 alpacas at an average age of 11 months and an average weight of 33.9 kg, while in group 2 it was observed that 3.0% of alpacas showed large follicles at an average age of 10.5 months and an average live weight of 28.1 kg. It is evident...

Ovarian follicular growth was described in alpaca weaned females maintained on native and cultivated pastures. Fifty-five alpacas of 8 months on average of age were used, divided into two groups, group 1 (cultivated pastures, n = 23) and group 2 (natural pastures, n = 33). Live weight, uterine size and follicular development using ultrasound were recorded every 15 days. At the first evaluation, 43.5% of small follicles were found in group 1 compared to 6.1 of small follicles in females of group 2. Median follicles were present in the two groups at 9 months of age in 9.1 and 30.1% respectively for groups 1 And 2. Large follicles are found in 5.5% of group 1 alpacas at an average age of 11 months and an average weight of 33.9 kg, while in group 2 it was observed that 3.0% of alpacas showed large follicles at an average age of 10.5 months and an average live weight of 28.1 kg. It is evident...