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ASIP Variants in Livestock: It's Not Black and White
Animal Genetics, Volume 57, Issue 3, June 2026.ABSTRACT Fur and feather pigmentation play an important role in the survival and reproduction of many species, as well as in selective breeding and agriculture. The synthesis of pigment molecules, eumelanin and pheomelanin, is partially regulated by the agouti signalling protein (ASIP) encoded by the ASIP gene.
Isabella M. Brown, Kylie A. Munyard
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Methane emission by camelids. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Methane emissions from ruminant livestock have been intensively studied in order to reduce contribution to the greenhouse effect. Ruminants were found to produce more enteric methane than other mammalian herbivores.
Marie T Dittmann +6 more
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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 +6 more
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Aspectos patológicos da intoxicação por aceturato de diminazeno em camelídeos sul-americanos
Pesquisa Veterinária BrasileiraRESUMO: Aceturato de diminazeno é um fármaco quimioterápico sintético comumente usado na medicina veterinária para o tratamento de doenças causadas por parasitos hematozoários.
Josilene N. Seixas +5 more
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Inheritance of Suri and Huacaya type of fleece in Alpaca
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010 The inheritance of the two types of fleece, Suri and Huacaya, observed in Alpaca (Lama pacos L.) is still not clearly defined. The objective of this work is to investigate the patter of inheritance of these two phenotypes, throughout 588 Suri x Suri and ...
Moises Asparrin +4 more
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Nanobodies: A Promising Toolkit for Diagnostic Applications
SmartMat, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2026.This review focuses on camelid‐derived nanobodies (VHHs) and explains how their small size and high stability support robust diagnostic design. Applications across ELISA, lateral flow assays, and PET/SPECT imaging are summarized, along with clinical progress such as caplacizumab.
Wei Wu +11 more
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Contribuição ao estudo de parâmetros bioquímicos sanguíneos de alpacas (Lama pacos) e guanacos (Lama guanicoe) da fauna de camelídeos sulamericanos [PDF]
, 2000 Orientador: Metry BacilaCo-orientador: Rubens RosaDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ParanáResumo: O principal objetivo do presente trabalho é o de estudar algumas características dos eritrócitos, particularmente o fluxo glicolítico, de ...
Cartelli, Rafael
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Pastoralism in northern Peru during pre-Hispanic times: insights from the Mochica Period (100-800 AD) based on stable isotopic analysis of domestic camelids. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Llama (Lama glama) and alpaca (Vicugna pacos) are the only large domesticated animals indigenous to the Americas. Pastoralism occupies a fundamental economic, social and religious role in Andean life.
Elise Dufour +5 more
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Cytogenetic characterization of alpaca (Lama pacos, fam. Camelidae) prometafase chromosomes
, 2006 The present study provides specific cytogenetic information on prometaphase chromosomes of the alpaca (Lama pacos, fam. Camelidae, 2n = 74) that forms a basis for future work on karyotype standardization and gene mapping of the species, as well as for ...
RUBES J. +8 more
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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2007 Existen cuatro especies de camélidos sudamericanos, dos de ellos silvestres, guanaco (Lama guanicoe) y vicuña (Vicugna vicugna), y dos formas domésticas, alpaca (Lama pacos) y llama (Lama glama), cuyo origen ha sido objeto de debate.
JUAN C MARÍN +10 more
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