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  1. cassie

    My alpaca gave birth and cria appeared dead

    It may be called syphilis but I would be willing to bet it is not caused by the same organism that causes syphilis in humans. Just like polio in goats and cattle is not the same as polio in humans. Just for the record, polio in goats and other ruminants is caused by a thiamine deficiency. I...
  2. cassie

    My alpaca gave birth and cria appeared dead

    I think syphilis is species specific to humans. I have never heard of anything else having it. There are sexually transmitted diseases that affect livestock, chlamydia for one, but if that was the case there would be a number of premature births in the herd.
  3. cassie

    My alpaca gave birth and cria appeared dead

    Premature births happen in all species. They can be caused by any number of reasons and most of the time you will never know. It could be from a blow or injury to the mother. It could be from a bacterial infection of some sort. It could be from a mistake in development of the fetus. I am...
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