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Genomic analysis of the domestication and post-Spanish conquest evolution of the llama and alpaca
Genome Biology, 2020 Background Despite their regional economic importance and being increasingly reared globally, the origins and evolution of the llama and alpaca remain poorly understood.
Ruiwen Fan +20 more
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First Report of Sarcocystis Masoni in a Captive Alpaca (Vicugna Pacos) From China
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Background: Sarcocystosis is a parasitic disease caused by intracellular protozoan parasite of the genus Sarcocystis. Tissue samples of alpacas (n = 4) from Henan province (China) were screened for Sarcocystis spp.
Nan Jiang +7 more
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ssGBLUP Method Improves the Accuracy of Breeding Value Prediction in Huacaya Alpaca
Animals, 2021 Simple Summary Alpaca breeding takes place in the most entrenched areas of the Andes, where the conditions to implement genetic improvement programs are very difficult.
Jonathan Alejandro Morón Barraza +2 more
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Australian Alpaca Demographics and Management: A National Survey
AnimalsThe Australian alpaca industry has continued to grow since the introduction of alpacas in the 1980s. Little is known about the geographical distribution of alpacas or on-farm management practices.
Imogen Boughey +2 more
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020 Significance Human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells are important mediators of immunosurveillance and targets for cell-based immunotherapy. Activation by small molecular compounds called phosphoantigens is essential for their functions and involvement of butyrophilins ...
Siyi Gu, Thomas Herrmann, Erin Adams
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Effect of Short Tandem Target Mimic miR-5110 on Melanogenesis in Melanocytes of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular BiologyMicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in the regulation of melanogenesis and coat color in mammals. Short tandem target mimics (STTMs) have been used to block the functions of small RNA in animals and plants.
Shanshan Yang +8 more
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Alpaca Field Behaviour When Cohabitating with Lambing Ewes
Animals, 2020 Simple Summary In order to appreciate how alpacas function as guardian animals and how suitable they are in protecting a herd we first need to better understand how these animals behave while coexisting with other livestock. This study examined the field
Wendy Brown +2 more
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EPJ Web of Conferences, 2017 We have started up the ALPACA (Andes Large area PArticle detector for Cosmic ray physics and Astronomy) project. The ALPACA experiment is composed of an 83,000 m2 air shower array and a 5,400 m2 underground muon detector array to make wide field-of-view ...
Takita Masato
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Phenotypic and genetic antimicrobial resistance of the intestinal microbiota isolated from two alpacas (Vicugna pacos) post mortem [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary ResearchIn Poland, alpacas are commonly companion animals and producers of wool. Human-alpaca-environment interactions raise One Health concerns about antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Pławińska-Czarnak Joanna +8 more
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Efficient and Effective Text Encoding for Chinese LLaMA and Alpaca [PDF]
arXiv.org, 2023 Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT and GPT-4, have dramatically transformed natural language processing research and shown promising strides towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
Yiming Cui, Ziqing Yang, Xin Yao
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