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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
doaj   +1 more source

Determinación de la presencia de ectoparásitos y endoparásitos de los camélidos distribuidos en la sierra de los Cuchumatanes del departamento de Huehuetenango [PDF]

, 2011
Se recolectaron 38 muestras de heces de camélidos (26 llamas y 12 alpacas), de los municipios de Chiantla y Todos Santos del departamento de Huehuetenango, durante el mes de noviembre de 2009.
Ramírez Caal, Andrea Lissette
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Ovulation-inducing factor: a protein component of llama seminal plasma [PDF]

, 2010
Background Previously, we documented the presence of ovulation-inducing factor (OIF) in the seminal plasma of llamas and alpacas. The purpose of the study was to define the biochemical characteristics of the molecule(s) in seminal plasma responsible for ...
Marcelo H Ratto, Wilfredo Huanca, Gregg P Adams   +2 more
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The plasticisation model of dye diffusion: Part 8

Coloration Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Re‐evaluation using the Williams–Landel–Ferry equation, of exhaustion/rate of dyeing/fixation data previously reported for and acid dye, natural dye and two reactive dyes on three different types of silk substrate revealed that thermally activated dye diffusivity is governed by the thermally regulated structural relaxation times of the ...
Stephen M. Burkinshaw
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing soil and native high Andean grassland quality under grazing: A case study from the wet Puna of Peru

Grassland Science, EarlyView.
Abstract High Andean grasslands are vulnerable to changes in their nutritional quality and carbon sequestration capacity, especially in grazing systems. This study evaluated soil quality and native grasses by measuring carbon, physicochemical parameters, and the nutritional quality of predominant species in the wet Puna of Junín, Peru.
Alberto Arias‐Arredondo, Wendy E. Pérez, Sphyros Lastra, Juancarlos Cruz, Richard Solórzano‐Acosta, Cecilia Turín   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors That Influence the Implementation of Animal‐Assisted Intervention for People With Dementia in Community Care Settings: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore the factors that influence the implementation of animal‐assisted intervention (AAI) for people with dementia in community care settings in Ireland. Design Descriptive qualitative study. Methods Semi‐structured interviews were carried out with 13 people with dementia, 11 care partners and 18 health and social care practitioners ...
Dou Zhang, Marita Hennessy, Nuala Paley, Gerry Paley, Catherine Houghton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1406-1462, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of seminal plasma on the sperm motility patterns and their relationship to the cryopreservation of llama semen [PDF]

, 2015
La pregunta que nos hacemos todos los que trabajamos en camélidos sudamericanos (CSA) es “¿Porqué si se insemina con la misma cantidad de espermatozoides motiles/vivos no se preña con semen criopreservado y si con el semen fresco? ”.
Carretero, Maria Ignacia, Fumuso, Fernanda Gabriela, Giuliano, Susana María, Miragaya, Marcelo   +3 more
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