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Diet Digestibility and Partitioning of Nutrients in Adult Male Alpacas Fed a Blend of Oat Hay and Alfalfa Pellets at Two Levels of Intake

Animals, 2023
Alpacas are well adapted to consume the poor-quality forages present in the arid conditions of the Andean Altiplano. However, studies focusing on understanding the relationship between diet digestibility and intake are scarce.
Paola Katherine Chipa Guillen, Walter Orestes Antezana Julián, Wilfredo Manuel Rios Rado, Juan Elmer Moscoso-Muñoz, Edward H. Cabezas-Garcia   +4 more
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Caracterização fenotípica das cores da pelagem de alpacas (Vicugna pacos) na região de Apurímac, Peru: Uma base para a produção sustentável

Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias
Este estudo detalha a distribuição de alpacas de cor sólida em relação à sua raça, sexo e idade na comunidade de San Miguel de Mestizas, Apurímac. Foram avaliadas um total de 244 alpacas do genótipo Suri e 2.256 alpacas Huacaya. A determinação da cor do
Victor Alberto Ramos, Keyro Alberto Meléndez   +1 more
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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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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Transition Metal Compounds as Thermochromic Materials: Classification, Properties, Limitations, and Applications

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
This review systematically examines how different transition metal compounds—such as binary and multinary metal oxides, halides, sulfides, and salts—exhibit thermochromism based on the d‐electron configurations of their transition metal cations. It focuses on three main mechanisms of thermochromism: phase transition, charge transfer, and bandgap change.
Jie Wang, Shan Wang, Long Yuan, Ling Zuo, Hui Qi, Changmin Hou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Modeling the impacts of grazing management on livestock behavior and performance: A case study in the Peruvian Andes

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Our modeling study shows that livestock management strongly influences grazing behavior and animal performance in the Peruvian Andes. Furthermore, adjusting stocking rates and improving animal distribution can enhance forage intake and body condition while increasing forage biomass.
Melody R. Zarria Samanamud, Randall B. Boone   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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A Versatile Multiplexed Immunofluorescence Strategy for Efficient, Host‐Independent, and Scalable Spatial Protein Profiling

Small Methods, EarlyView.
Crowding‐enhanced multiplex immunofluorescence (umIF) provides a versatile strategy for scalable spatial profiling in FFPE tissues. By improving labeling efficiency across direct, one‐step, and two‐step IF formats, umIF enables host‐species‐independent use of primary antibodies and antibody–nanobody complexes, detection of weak targets, and multicycle ...
Phuong Nguyen, Hongqiang Ma, Dimitrios S. Gotsis, Maomao Chen, Chaojie Zhang, Tushar Talukder Showrav, Marc Schwartz, Brenda Diergaarde, Robert E. Schoen, Rhonda M. Brand, Hua Zhang, Yang Liu   +11 more
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A Literature Review of Selected Bacterial Diseases in Alpacas and Llamas—Epidemiology, Clinical Signs and Diagnostics

Animals, 2023
The breeding of South American Camelids (SACs), particularly llamas and alpacas, is becoming increasingly popular in regions that are not their natural habitat, including Europe. These animals are considered to be relatively disease resistant.
Kacper Konieczny, Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól   +1 more
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