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Influence of Dietary Undegraded Crude Protein on Intake, Nitrogen Partitioning, and Apparent Organic Matter Digestibility in Alpacas

Animal Science Journal, Volume 97, Issue 1, January/December 2026.
ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the influence of three dietary levels of undegraded crude protein in the fermentative compartment (UDCP) on intake, fecal and urinary excretion, nitrogen partitioning, and apparent organic matter digestibility in alpacas.
Jefone Caleb Alvarez Martinez, Carla Sofía Zaga Alarcón, Jose Luis Contreras Paco, Juan Elmer Moscoso‐Muñoz, Juan Olazabal‐Loaiza, Giovanna Janet Gómez‐Oquendo, Khaterine Cinthia Salazar‐Cubillas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current anthelmintic treatment is not always effective at controlling strongylid infections in German alpaca herds

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Endoparasites are considered a major health problem of South American camelids as shown in a recent survey among German and Austrian camelid owners.
Luise Kultscher, Barbara Hinney, Ronald Schmäschke, Anja Joachim, Thomas Wittek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methane emission by Camelids [PDF]

, 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.
A Guerouali, A Vallenas, Adam J. Munn, ALF Hellwing, AR Moss, B St-Pierre, BR Carmean, C Kayouli, C Martin, CE Stevens, Cordula Galeffi, CS Pinares-Patiño, CS Pinares-Patiño, Dario Moser, DP Morgavi, E Schulze, FD Sauer, HF Hintz, J Coventry, J Lassen, J Lerner, J Madsen, J Vernet, J-L Wang, JC Wheeler, JHP Hackstein, JP Dulphy, K Meyer, KA Johnson, KL Blaxter, KR Lassey, M Kirchgessner, M Lechner-Doll, M Sponheimer, Marcus Clauss, Marie T. Dittmann, MB Ghali, MB Ghali, Michael Kreuzer, PJ Crutzen, PJ Van Soest, PW Moe, Q Liu, Q Liu, R Franz, R Heller, R Tulgat, Richard A. Lang, Ullrich Runge, W von Engelhardt, WK Saalfeld   +50 more
core   +3 more sources

An Inka Offering at Yayno (North Highlands, Peru): Objects, Subjects and Gifts in the Ancient Andes [PDF]

, 2018
While Marcel Mauss's landmark essay on The Gift has been vital in social anthropology, inspiring a vast and influential secondary literature, the gift has been much less prominent in archaeological interpretation.
Advincula, Apolín, Arriaga, Astuhuamán, Bauer, Bernabé, Besom, Besom, Blower, Bortoluzzi, Bray, Chapman, Cieza de León, Cook, D'Altroy, de Bock, Dillehay, Donnan, Dransart, Druc, Duviols, Escudero Castillo, Escudero Vega, George F. Lau, Godelier, González Holguin, Gregory, Hastorf, Helms, Hernández Príncipe, Herrera, Hirth, Ibarra, Johnson, Klaus, Kosiba, Lane, Lau, León Gomez, Lévi-Strauss, MacCormack, MacCormack, Mathews, Mauss, Mayer, McEwan, Meddens, Morris, Munn, Murra, Narváez, Nielsen, Oliver, Papadopoulos, Reichlen, Reinhard, Rostworowski, Rowe, Sahlins, Salomon, Salomon, Serrudo, Thomas, Urton, Venturoli, Vetter, Walter, Yauri Montero, Zuidema, Zuidema, Zuidema   +70 more
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Intracranial abscess formation in an adult alpaca: a case report

BMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background Intracranial abscess formation is an extremely rare and sporadically documented disease in South American Camelids (SACs). Herein we report the first case of otogenic brain abscess formation in this species.
Sonja Franz, Sandra Högler, Michaela Gumpenberger, Agnes Dadak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of genotype and sex on fiber growth rate of alpacas for their first year of fleece production [PDF]

, 2014
The sale of alpaca fiber is the main income for thousands of families in the Central Andes of Peru. Little information exists on the fiber length growth rate of alpaca (FLG), especially throughout their first year of life when the fiber is most valuable.
Bartolomé-Filella,J, McGregor,BA, Poma-Gutiérrez,AG, Quispe-Peña,EC   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Ultrasonography of the Tympanic Bulla in Llamas and Alpacas: Techniques and Physiological Findings

Animals
This study aimed to perform ultrasonography of the tympanic bulla in healthy, non-sedated camelids for the first time. In the first step, dissection and sonography in cadaver specimens allowed the essential identification of the anatomical structures of ...
Rainer Giebl, Johann Maierl, Alexander Tichy, Cassandra Eibl, Agnes Dadak, Sonja Franz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clarifying osteometric variables for the first phalange of south american camelids [PDF]

, 2014
La osteometría se presenta como una alternativa válida para la diferenciación intraespecífica de camélidos sudamericanos. El presente trabajo pretende sintetizar los diferentes protocolos disponibles para la primera falange de camélidos, como así también
Gasco, Alejandra Valeria, Kent, Jonathan, Marsh, Erik Johnson   +2 more
core  

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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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