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Bioinformatic identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in keratin-associated protein genes in alpacas (Vicugna pacos)

Revista Peruana de Biología
This study aimed to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in keratin-associated protein genes (KRTAPs), in alpacas (Vicugna pacos). The study was conducted on 34 KRTAPs genes that are annotated in the National Center for Biotechnology ...
Deyanira Figueroa, Manuel More, Gustavo Gutiérrez, F. Abel Ponce de León   +3 more
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Impact of Natural Dyes Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) and airampo (Opuntia soehrensii) on the Physico-Mechanical Properties and Colorfastness of Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Yarns

Journal of Natural Fibers
The effect of dyeing with natural colorants on the physico-mechanical properties, colorimetric parameters, hydrophobicity, and color fastness of alpaca threads (Vicugna pacos) was investigated.
Arturo Quispe-Quispe, Franklin Lozano, Guadalupe Chaquilla-Quilca   +2 more
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Pharmacokinetics of Orally Administered Prednisolone in Alpacas

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
This study aimed to determine the pharmacokinetics of prednisolone following intravenous and oral administration in healthy adult alpacas. Healthy adult alpacas were given prednisolone (IV, n = 4), as well as orally (PO, n = 6).
Ricardo Videla, Carla Sommardahl, Joe Smith, Joe Smith, Deanna M. W. Schaefer, Sherry Cox   +5 more
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Gastrointestinal parasite diversity of South American camelids (Artiodactyla: Camelidae): First review throughout the native range of distribution

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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Two centrifugal flotation techniques for counting gastrointestinal parasite eggs and oocysts in alpaca faeces

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022
The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a camelid native to South America, but the species has wide distribution outside its natural habitat and is found in various countries on other continents, Poland being one in Europe.
Maria Pyziel-Serafin Anna, Raboszuk Adrianna, Klich Daniel, Orłowska Blanka, Sierociuk Dagmara, Anusz Krzysztof   +5 more
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Clinical and Histological Features of Ovarian Hypoplasia/Dysgenesis in Alpacas

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Alpacas have a high incidence of congenital reproductive tract abnormalities, including ovarian hypoplasia/dysgenesis. Diagnosis of this condition is often challenging.
Eduardo Arroyo, Cristian Patiño, Michela Ciccarelli, Michela Ciccarelli, Terje Raudsepp, Alan Conley, Ahmed Tibary, Ahmed Tibary   +7 more
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Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity in South American Camelids

BMC Genomics, 2023
Background Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), llama (Lama glama), vicugna (Vicugna vicugna) and guanaco (Lama guanicoe), are the camelid species distributed over the Andean high-altitude grasslands, the Altiplano, and the Patagonian arid steppes.
Stefano Pallotti, Matteo Picciolini, Marco Antonini, Carlo Renieri, Valerio Napolioni   +4 more
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Bilateral thyroid adenomas in an alpaca

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021
A 7‐year‐old neutered male alpaca (Vicugna pacos) was presented for evaluation of a 3‐year history of large, bilateral, firm ventral cervical masses causing esophageal and tracheal impingement.
Kate Burbery, Olivier Simon, Lucy Woolford, Gustavo Ferlini Agne   +3 more
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DOSSIER: Osteometría de camélidos sudamericanos

Revista del Museo de Antropologia, 2009
La identificación de elementos óseos y su asignación a una especie animal concreta es un tema central para la zooarqueología. Por ello desde la década de 1970 se han estudiado las diferencias morfométricas que permiten la diferenciación de especies que ...
Andrés D. Izeta
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Evaluación morfométrica del estómago fetal en alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

Revista Científica, 2022
La crianza de las alpacas (Vicugna pacos) en el Perú, constituye uno de los mayores recursos para la sobrevivencia y seguridad alimentaria de los pobladores altoandinos. La anatomía digestiva de la alpaca aún no está descrita completamente para explicar
Wilian Flores-Tintaya, Ulises Sandro Quispe-Gutiérrez, Gizely Alva-Villavicencio, Miluska Beatriz Navarrete-Zamora   +3 more
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