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Comunidades locais, recursos naturais e mercado global

open access: yesDesenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2010
This paper addresses the interserction between public policies on biodiversity conservation, povertyreduction and husbandry production and the different agendas and perspectives from the social actorsinvolved from the international to the national level.
Gabriela Lichtenstein
doaj   +1 more source

Nanobodies: A Promising Toolkit for Diagnostic Applications

open access: yesSmartMat, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Capturing and radio ear‐tagging neonatal vicuñas

open access: yesWildlife 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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Does the presence of livestock alter the trophic behaviour of sympatric populations of wild camelids Vicugna vicugna Molina 1782 and Lama guanicoe Müller 1976 (Artiodactyla: Camelidae)? Evidence from Central Andes

open access: yesGayana, 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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Genetic diversity and conservation status of managed vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) populations in Argentina

open access: yesGenetica, 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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Vector‐borne diseases‐knowledge maps

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract This scientific report provides a structured overview of the main characteristics of 25 selected vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) of potential relevance for the EU, including 12 diseases listed under the Animal Health Law (AHL) and 13 non‐listed diseases.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Camel Milk as a Functional Food: Nutritional Composition, Health‐Promoting Benefits, and Safety Considerations

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
Camel milk contains low lactose, unique casein proteins, high vitamin contents, and diverse bioactive compounds that support metabolic health, immune function, organ protection, gut health, physical development, and brain function. Its benefits are mediated through antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, insulin‐like effects, and immunomodulatory mechanisms ...
Gudisa Bereda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilización racional de la vicuña silvestre en Perú

open access: yesActa 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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Livestock and the functional habitat of vicuñas in Ecuador: a new puzzle

open access: yesEcosphere, 2018
Whether interactions between wildlife and livestock are competitive or facilitative is context dependent. Intermediary factors that explain how context (seasonal or regional characteristics of the ecological community) affects these interactions are ...
Brian E. McLaren   +2 more
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Vicugna pacos

open access: yes, 2011
4. Alpaca Vicugna pacos French: Alpaca / German: Alpaka / Spanish: Alpaca Taxonomy. Camelus pacos Linnaeus, 1758, Peru. The Alpaca is a domesticated camelid indigenous and endemic to South America, well known for the characteristics of its fine-diameter wool: soft, silky, high luster, lightweight, and warm.
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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