Dreamcatcher Alpacas

Research: Heat stress & thermoregulation

PubMed indexes about 19 studies on heat stress & thermoregulation in alpacas. These are the most relevant, with open-access links where available.

Updated 2026-10-02By the Dreamcatcher Alpacas editorial team
  1. Llama reproduction. Johnson LW The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice, 1989. PubMed 2647232 · DOI · cited 16×
  2. Camelid heat stress: 15 cases (2003-2011). Norton PL, Gold JR, Russell KE et al. The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2014. PubMed 25320390 · cited 4×
  3. Camelid genomes reveal evolution and adaptation to desert environments. Wu H, Guang X, Al-Fageeh MB et al. Nature communications, 2014. PubMed 25333821 · DOI · cited 221×
  4. Maintenance energy requirement of llamas. Carmean BR, Johnson KA, Johnson DE et al. American journal of veterinary research, 1992. PubMed 1329588 · cited 2×
  5. Hyperthermia in llamas and alpacas. Fowler ME The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice, 1994. PubMed 7953963 · DOI · cited 13×
  6. Noninfectious diseases, metabolic diseases, toxicities, and neoplastic diseases of South American camelids. Smith JA The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice, 1989. PubMed 2647230 · DOI · cited 45×
  7. Immunohistochemical mapping of pro-opiomelanocortin- and pro-dynorphin-derived peptides in the alpaca (Lama pacos) diencephalon. Manso B, Sánchez ML, Medina LE et al. Journal of chemical neuroanatomy, 2014. PubMed 24956196 · DOI · cited 4×
  8. Changes in testicular histology and sperm quality in llamas (Lama glama), following exposure to high ambient temperature. Schwalm A, Gauly M, Erhardt G et al. Theriogenology, 2007. PubMed 17368737 · DOI · cited 19×
  9. The influence of selected factors on wool cortisol concentration in alpacas (Vicugna pacos). Kapustka J, Budzyńska M, Staniszewska P et al. General and comparative endocrinology, 2024. PubMed 38373464 · DOI · cited 4×
  10. High follicle density does not decrease sweat gland density in Huacaya alpacas. Moore KE, Maloney SK, Blache D Journal of thermal biology, 2015. PubMed 25526647 · DOI · cited 7×
  11. Thermoregulation of alpacas bred in Italy. Mattiello S, Formis E, Barbieri S International journal of biometeorology, 2011. PubMed 20473529 · DOI · cited 2×
  12. Relationships between integumental characteristics and thermoregulation in South American camelids. Gerken M Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience, 2010. PubMed 22444692 · DOI · cited 14×
  13. Molecular cloning, bioinformatics analysis, and expression of small heat shock protein beta-1 from Camelus dromedarius, Arabian camel. Manee MM, Alharbi SN, Algarni AT et al. PloS one, 2017. PubMed 29287083 · DOI · Free full textOpen access · cited 6×
  14. Studies of body temperature patterns in South American Camelidae. Bligh J, Baumann I, Sumar J et al. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A, Comparative physiology, 1975. PubMed 236127 · DOI · cited 6×
  15. Use of a constant rate infusion of insulin for the treatment of hyperglycemic, hypernatremic, hyperosmolar syndrome in an alpaca cria. Buchheit TM, Sommardahl CS, Frank N et al. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2010. PubMed 20187822 · DOI · cited 3×

Bibliographic data from NCBI PubMed; citation counts and open-access status from Europe PMC.