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[Cryptorchism in vicunas (Lama vicugna)]
1Zoologisch-botanischen Garten Wilhelma, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt.
Abstract:
In 1986 three cases of cryptorchidism were found in 60 vicugnas kept in zoological gardens. The castration of one male and the histology of the testicles are described. The importance of considering hereditary defects in breeding zoo animals is pointed out.