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Capturing and radio ear‐tagging neonatal vicuñas
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2012 We used and evaluated the effectiveness of a hand‐capture technique to capture and mark neonatal vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) at San Guillermo National Park, west‐central Argentina. We captured and marked 98 neonates during 5–31 January, 2008–2010.
Emiliano Donadio +4 more
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Genetica, 2016 The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) was indiscriminately hunted for more than 400 years and, by the end of 1960s, it was seriously endangered. At that time, a captive breeding program was initiated in Argentina by the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) with the aim of preserving the species.
Anello, Melina +6 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2025.– Rabbits, often kept as pets, livestock and laboratory animals, can significantly influence the epidemiology and transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. to humans. – This systematic review and meta‐analysis assessed the global prevalence, species/genotype distribution and zoonotic impact of Cryptosporidium in rabbits.
Ali Ghorbani +7 more
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Gayana, 2020 We described and compared the diets of two sympatric Andean camelids, during the humid season (austral summer) in a site of Northern Chile, in presence of domestic livestock.
Carlos Tirado +3 more
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Animal Genetics, Volume 56, Issue 1, February 2025.Abstract Camels possess exceptional adaptability, allowing them to withstand extreme temperatures in desert environments. They conserve water by reducing their metabolic rate and regulating body temperature. The heart of the camel plays a crucial role in this adaptation, with specific genes expressed in cardiac tissue that are essential for mammalian ...
Sung‐Yeon Lee +5 more
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Utilización racional de la vicuña silvestre en Perú
Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 1979 Ningún otro mamífero silvestre de los Andes es tan conocido como la vicuña (Vicugna vicugna Molina 1782). Este esbelto, y llamativo animal siempre ha ocupado un lugar destacado tanto en las canciones, leyendas y narraciones populares, como en la ...
K. C. Otte, R. K. Hofmann
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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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Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 1, February 2025.Abstract Trade restrictions are often advocated and implemented as measures to protect wild species threatened by overexploitation. However, in some instances, their efficacy has been questioned, notably by governments in the southern African (SADC) region, which tend to favor a sustainable use approach to wildlife management. We conducted a systematic
Christina Hiller +1 more
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Perfil sanguineo de la Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) en condiciones de cautiverio en Huancavelica, Perú. [PDF]
Archivos de Zootecnia, 2009 Con el objetivo de determinar el perfil bioquímico sérico de la vicuña en condiciones de cautiverio (alimentadas con pastos cultivados), se obtuvieron los niveles de proteína total, glucosa y colesterol, respectivamente, en 16 muestras de sangre de vicuñas juveniles machos (cautiverio) en el establo de la Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica (UNH). Los
Sánchez Araujo,V. +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2024.On the flanks of > 6000 m Andean volcanoes that tower over the Atacama Desert, leaf‐eared mice (Phyllotis vaccarum) live at extreme elevations that surpass known vegetation limits. We used a combination of metagenomics, DNA metabarcoding, and stable isotope analyses to investigate the diet of mice living in these extreme environments.
Claudio Quezada‐Romegialli +4 more
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