Dysautonomia and Salmonellosis in an 11‐Year‐Old Female Llama (Lama glama)

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Journal of Veterinary Internal MedicineVolume 20, Issue 1 p. 213-216 Open Access Dysautonomia and Salmonellosis in an 11-Year-Old Female Llama (Lama glama) John R. Middleton, Corresponding Author John R. Middleton Departments of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. DVM, PhD, DACVIM-Large Animal, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, 379 East Campus Drive, Columbia, MO 65211; e-mail: middletonjr@missouri.edu.Search for more papers by this authorGayle C. Johnson, Gayle C. Johnson Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.Search for more papers by this authorIngrid Pardo, Ingrid Pardo Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.Search for more papers by this authorMunashe Chigerwe, Munashe Chigerwe Departments of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.Search for more papers by this authorDennis P. O'Brien, Dennis P. O'Brien Departments of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.Search for more papers by this author John R. Middleton, Corresponding Author John R. Middleton Departments of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. DVM, PhD, DACVIM-Large Animal, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, 379 East Campus Drive, Columbia, MO 65211; e-mail: middletonjr@missouri.edu.Search for more papers by this authorGayle C. Johnson, Gayle C. Johnson Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.Search for more papers by this authorIngrid Pardo, Ingrid Pardo Departments of Veterinary Pathobiology University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.Search for more papers by this authorMunashe Chigerwe, Munashe Chigerwe Departments of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.Search for more papers by this authorDennis P. O'Brien, Dennis P. O'Brien Departments of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.Search for more papers by this author First published: 28 June 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2006.tb02846.xCitations: 8AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Fowler ME. Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids, 2nd ed. Ames , IA : Iowa State University Press; 1998; 71; 91:344–346; 352–353; 364–370. 2 Johnson LW. Update on Llama Medicine: Llama Nutrition. 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