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Eighty-five submissions included placenta for microscopic examination, of which 55 were from abortions to unknown causes (idiopathic). Microscopic features of placentas from abortion\/stillbirth were compared with those from 19 camelids delivered normally (6 alpacas, 12 llamas, 1 unknown) and with those from 4 alpaca fetuses of known gestational age collected during the dam\u2019s necropsy. The most common microscopic findings in abortion\/stillbirth placentas were mineralization ( n = 57) and mucinous edema ( n = 27) of the chorioallantoic stroma. One or more of these features were also observed in 22 of 23 placentas from normal pregnancies\/deliveries and therefore interpreted as incidental findings. 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