Brainstem auditory evoked responses and ophthalmic findings in llamas and alpacas in Eastern Canada.
Seventeen llamas and 23 alpacas of various coat and iris colors were evaluated for: (1) deafness by using brainstem auditory evoked response testing; and (2) for ocular abnormalities via complete ophthalmic examination. No animals were deaf. The most common ocular abnormalities noted were iris-to-iris persistent pupillary membranes and incipient cataracts.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. aubrey.webb@usask.ca
Aubrey A
AA
Webb
Cheryl L
CL
Cullen
Leigh A
LA
Lamont
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000502:physiology*; D002170:Canada; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D005127:Eye Color / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male