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ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION IN THE ALPACA [PDF]

Reproduction, 1968
Summary. The alpaca, Lama pacos, does not have regular oestrous cycles, but oestrus lasts for 21 to 36 days during the breeding season. Ovulation is induced by coitus. Follicular ovulation rupture occurs spontaneously 26 hr after coital stimulation and can be induced by a single injection of hcg.
M, San-Martin, M, Copaira, J, Zuniga, R, Rodreguez, G, Bustinza, L, Acosta   +5 more
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Cadmium, Lead and Zinc in the Soil-Plant-Alpaca System and Potential Health Risk Assessment Associated with the Intake of Alpaca Meat in Huancavelica, Peru

, 2021
The consumption of contaminated natural pastures with highly dangerous and toxic heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) by Andean camelids could cause harmful effects on the health of people exposed via consumption of contaminated alpaca meat ...
Orellana, Edith Pilar, Yallico-Madge, Luz, Bulege, Wilfredo, Orellana Mendoza, Edith, Cuadrado, Walter, Cuadrado, Walter, Bulege-Gutierrez, Wilfredo, Pérez Saenz, Lilia, Pérez, Lilia, Custodio, Maria, Yallico, Luz   +10 more
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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, Zhongru Gu, Xuanmin Guang, Juan Carlos Marín, Valeria Varas, Benito A. González, Jane C. Wheeler, Yafei Hu, Erli Li, Xiaohui Sun, Xukui Yang, Chi Zhang, Wenjun Gao, Junping He, Kasper Munch, Russel Corbett-Detig, Mario Barbato, Shengkai Pan, Xiangjiang Zhan, Michael W. Bruford, Changsheng Dong   +20 more
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Neuroanatomical distribution of the enkephalinergic and tachykininergic systems in the alpaca brainstem: an immunohistochemical study

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2021
INTRODUCTION: A recent study has shown a close neuroanatomical relationship between the enkephalinergic (methionine-enkephalin) and tachykininergic (substance P) systems in the alpaca diencephalon.
Pablo Sánchez, Manuel Lisardo Sánchez, Arturo Mangas, Eliana de Souza, Luis Angel Aguilar, Rafael Coveñas   +5 more
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PASS: Picture Augmentative Synsemic System. Un nuevo sistema para las prácticas habilitativas en la CA (comunicación aumentativa): marco teórico

Inmaterial, 2019
In this paper we discuss the theoretical linguistic and graphic preconditions of the design of PASS, a glyph system which we designed for use in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) habilitative practices that has been released under ...
Giulia Bonora, Giampiero Dalai, Daniele De Rosa, Marta Panunzi, Luciano Perondi, Cecilia Rubertelli   +5 more
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The ALPACA experiment: The project of the first sub-PeV gamma-ray observation in the southern sky

SciPost Physics Proceedings, 2023
The ALPACA experiment is a project aiming to observe sub-PeV gamma rays for the first time in the southern hemisphere. The main goal of ALPACA is to identify PeVatrons, the accelerators of Galactic PeV cosmic rays, by observing sub-PeV pion-decay gamma ...
Teruyoshi Kawashima for the ALPACA Collaboration
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The Project “Interactive Topography of Dante’s Inferno”. Transfer of Knowledge and Design of Didactic Tools

Proceedings, 2017
The project “topography of Dante’s inferno” is an experiment on alternative mode of access to a complex text relying on an evident topographical structure.
Giulia Bonora, Rossella D’Ugo, Giampiero Dalai, Daniele De Rosa, Adelaide Imperato, Berta Martini, Luciano Perondi   +6 more
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Influence of Ultraviolet Irradiation and Protease on Scale Structure of Alpaca Wool Fibers

AUTEX Research Journal, 2020
The present research aimed to explore the influence of different felt-proofing methods on alpaca fibers’ scale structure. Dyed alpaca fibers were exposed to a particular wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light for different periods and treated with protease
Wang Hua, Farha Farial Islam, Memon Hafeezullah   +2 more
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Tuberculosis in alpaca (lama pacos) on a farm in ireland. 2. results of an epidemiological investigation

Irish Veterinary Journal, 2008
Tuberculosis (TB), due to infection with Mycobacterium bovis was diagnosed in a flock of alpaca in Ireland in 2004. An epidemiological investigation was conducted to identify the risk of TB for farmed alpaca where TB is endemic, the origin of the ...
Connolly DJ, Dwyer PJ, Fagan J, Hayes M, Ryan EG, Costello E, Kilroy A, More SJ   +7 more
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Diagnóstico del proceso artesanal de producción de hilo de fibra de alpaca en Puno, Perú

Ingeniería Industrial, 2021
Esta investigación buscaba conocer el estado actual del proceso artesanal de producción de hilo de fibra de alpaca, de la región de Puno en el Perú. Por tal motivo, se realizó un estudio con una perspectiva de alcance descriptivo y exploratorio, teniendo
Bertha Díaz-Garay, Rosa Patricia Larios-Francia, Wilfredo Hernández Gorritti, Rafael Chávez Ugaz, Carlos Alberto Gálvez Zárate, Andrés Condori Ticona, Teodosio Huanca Mamani   +6 more
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