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Precisiones sobre el diámetro de fibra en alpacas de la región Puno, Perú

Revista de Investigación e Innovación Agropecuaria y de Recursos Naturales, 2020
El diámetro y la distribución de diámetros de fibras en alpacas son importantes para la determinación de la calidad, confort y apariencia del producto final.
Edgar Apaza Zúñiga, Jesús Esteban Quispe Coaquira   +1 more
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Parasitism-Induced Changes in Microbial Eukaryotes of Peruvian Alpaca Gastrointestinal Tract

Life
Alpacas, important genetic resources in the Andean region of Peru, are vulnerable to diarrhea caused by pathogenic parasites such as Eimeria lamae and Giardia sp., which can be fatal, especially in neonates, due to their physiological immaturity and ...
Diana Sanchez, Celso Zapata, Yolanda Romero, Nils H. Flores-Huarco, Oscar Oros, Wigoberto Alvarado, Carlos Quilcate, Hada M. Guevara-Alvarado, Richard Estrada, Pedro Coila   +9 more
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New Insights Into the Role of β-NGF/TrKA System in the Endometrium of Alpacas During Early Pregnancy

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
One striking reproductive feature in South American camelids is that more than 90% of gestations are established in the left uterine horn (LUH). This phenomenon could be related to a differential vascular irrigation of the LUH.
Daniela E. Barraza, Luciana M. Sari, Silvana A. Apichela, Silvana A. Apichela, Marcelo H. Ratto, Martin E. Argañaraz, Martin E. Argañaraz   +6 more
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Using Real-Time GNSS Tracking Tags to Monitor Alpaca Activity in an Australian Extensive Production System

Agriculture
Australian alpacas contribute to a developing alternative fibre industry with an increasing number of larger-scale enterprises requiring real-time management options.
Imogen Boughey, Evelyn Hall, Russell Bush   +2 more
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Textile characteristics of fiber from Huacaya alpacas (Vicugna pacos)

Scientia Agropecuaria, 2019
Fiber from alpacas represents a substantial component of economic output for South American countries. In this study it determined the textile characteristics of fibers obtained from Huacaya alpacas raised at the South American Camelids Research and ...
Rufino Paucar-Chanca, L. Alfonso-Ruiz, B. Soret-Lafraya, G. Mendoza-Ordoñez, F. Alvarado-Quezada   +4 more
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STATE-OF-THE-ART PRODUCTION OF EMBRYOS IN VITRO IN SOUTH AMERICAN CAMELIDS [PDF]

SPERMOVA, 2015
The first research on in vitro fertilization in camelids have been made using gametes of slaughtered animals recovered. This job has been of invaluable help to try to standardize protocols in vitro maturation and fertilization.
Ruiz JB
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Influence of age on biochemical serum parameters in female alpacas – A retrospective study

Heliyon
The determination of biochemical parameters plays an important role in the veterinary care of alpacas, as it can provide an overview of the integrity and function of various organs and metabolic states.
Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Max Kornblum, Frederik Kiene, Martin Ganter, Ulrike Teichmann   +4 more
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Bacterial Communities in the Alpaca Gastrointestinal Tract Vary With Diet and Body Site

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Gut -associated microbes (‘gut microbiota’) impact the nutrition of their hosts, especially in ruminants and pseudoruminants that consume high-cellulose diets. Examples include the pseudoruminant alpaca.
Courtney Carroll, Kyle D. Olsen, Nathan J. Ricks, Kimberly A. Dill-McFarland, Garret Suen, Todd F. Robinson, John M. Chaston   +6 more
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Explorando la variabilidad morfométrica del conjunto de camélidos pequeños durante el Arcaico Tardío y el Formativo Temprano en Quebrada Tulán, norte de Chile

Revista del Museo de Antropologia, 2009
Frecuentemente en el registro arqueofaunístico de sitios arqueológicos ubicados en la vertiente occidental de la puna de Atacama, es posible diferenciar un conjunto de camélidos grandes y otro de menor tamaño. En general, el grupo de camélidos grandes ha
Isabel Cartajena Fasting
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Infección por Sarcocystis aucheniae (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) en tejido muscular de alpacas y llamas en Huancavelica, Perú

Revista Científica
El Sarcocistosis es una patología de importancia clínica en salud pública por su actividad neurotóxica, sin embargo, es limitado el conocimiento del grado de infección en tejidos musculares de camélidos.
Víctor Carhuapoma–Delacruz, Melanio Jurado–Escobar, Nicasio Valencia–Mamani, Manuel Castrejón Valdez, Víctor Guillermo Sánchez–Araujo, Arnaldo Virgilio Capcha–Huamaní, Blas Oscar Sánchez–Ramos, Mario Esparza   +7 more
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