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Weaving a vicuña shawl [PDF]

Pastoralism, 2022
Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) were at risk of extinction due to indiscriminate hunting for their fibre in the mid-twentieth century. The conservation of the species included numerous international and regional legal mechanisms, as well as the will and care ...
Bibiana Vilá, Yanina Arzamendia
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Sarcoptic mange outbreak decimates South American wild camelid populations in San Guillermo National Park, Argentina [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
Sarcoptic mange epidemics can devastate wildlife populations. In 2014, mange was first detected in vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) and guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in San Guillermo National Park (SGNP), Argentina.
Hebe del Valle Ferreyra, Jaime Rudd, Janet Foley, Ralph E. T. Vanstreels, Ana M. Martín, Emiliano Donadio, Marcela M. Uhart   +6 more
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Epidemiology of sarcoptic mange in free-ranging vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna): a cross-sectional study in Andean highland communities in Peru [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Sarcoptic mange or scabies is a contagious parasitic skin disease that affects a wide range of domestic and wildlife species. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence, molecular identification, and characteristics of sarcoptic ...
Marcos Enrique Serrano-Martínez, Gabriel Bazán Alcántara, Marco Enciso, Fahrid Huanca Mori, Luis Llanco Albornoz, Stef de Haan, Henry Juárez, Sthefany Aguilar Tejeda, Cristofer Cruz Camero, Cesar Burga-Cisterna   +9 more
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Gastrointestinal parasite diversity of South American camelids (Artiodactyla: Camelidae): First review throughout the native range of distribution [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
In South America inhabit an endemic group of ungulates adapted to extreme environments: the South American camelids (SAC), a key component of the Andean biocultural heritage.
Victoria Cañal, María Ornela Beltrame
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MC1R Gene Variants and Their Relationship with Coat Color in South American Camelids [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal, 2023
In domestic camelids, fleece color is an essential characteristic because it defines the direction of production. Variants were determined in the MC1R gene that showed a relationship with coat color in alpacas and llamas at the level of the coding region.
Carola Melo Rojas, P. Walter Bravo Matheus, Celso Zapata Coacalla, Victor Lopez Durand, Maximo Melo Anccasi   +4 more
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Molecular analysis of Sarcoptes scabiei infecting wild and domestic South American camelids in Argentina [PDF]

Parasitology
Sarcoptic mange, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, is a highly transmissible skin condition affecting many mammalian species worldwide. South American camelids (SAC) have the highest reported prevalence of mange in South America, causing economic ...
Melina Anello, Fabiana Sosa, Hebe Ferreyra, Rebeca Lobo Allende, Mariana Mastromatey, Marcela Uhart, Sandra Romero, Mónica Florin-Christensen, Barbara Moroni, Anna Rita Molinar, Luca Rossi, Florencia Di Rocco   +11 more
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Sarcoptic mange in a guanaco (Lama guanicoe) of northwestern Argentina: Clinical, histopathological and molecular studies [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Sarcoptic mange, caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is a highly contagious and potentially fatal skin disease that affects a wide range of mammals, including South American Camelids (SAC).
Fabiana E. Sosa, Melina Anello, Hebe del Valle Ferreyra, Diego M. Medina, Juan F. Micheloud, Hugo M. Borsetti, Nancy Hernández, Mónica Florin-Christensen, Sandra R. Romero   +8 more
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Genetic Variation in Coat Colour Genes MC1R and ASIP Provides Insights Into Domestication and Management of South American Camelids [PDF]

Frontiers in Genetics, 2018
The domestication of wild vicuña and guanaco by early pre-Inca cultures is an iconic example of wildlife management and domestication in the Americas.
Juan C. Marín, Romina Rivera, Romina Rivera, Valeria Varas, Jorge Cortés, Jorge Cortés, Ana Agapito, Ana Chero, Alexandra Chávez, Warren E. Johnson, Pablo Orozco-terWengel   +10 more
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Habitat occupancy of the threatened Diademed Plover (Phegornis mitchellii) is not affected by llama grazing or peatland size, but declines with peatland humidity. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Many habitat-specialist organisms occur in distinct, patchy habitat, yet do not occupy all patches, and an important question is why apparently suitable habitat remains unoccupied.
Alejandro G Pietrek, Kristina L Cockle, Andrea E Izquierdo, Viviana S Berrios, Bruce E Lyon   +4 more
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Capacidad de carga de un pastizal altoandino para la conservación y manejo sostenible de la vicuña

Manglar, 2020
El trabajo se llevó a cabo en el Centro de Producción, Investigación y Transferencia Tecnológica de Tullpacancha, ubicada entre 3800 a 4200 msnm, Distrito de Locroja, Provincia de Churcampa, Región Huancavelica.
W. Terrel:, H. Valenzuela, C. Pantoja
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