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Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals

9086867278 (electronic bk.)

9789086867271 (electronic bk.)

9086861725

9789086861729

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Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals

[Book]

edited by Ma Ángeles ̌Prez-Cabal ... [et al.]

Wageningen :

Wageningen Academic Publishers,

2011

1 online resource (247 p.) :

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Setting the scene: animal fibre -- Genetic variability of fleece shedding in the Martinik hair, Romane sheep breeds and their crossbreds -- Suri/Huacaya phenotype inheritance in alpaca -- Producing alpaca fibre for the textile industry -- Meat and fibre production -- External effects for the quantity and quality of fibre in Guanacos -- Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing fibre quality of Arkharmerino x Ghezel and Arkharmerino x Moghani crossbreeds of sheep in third generation -- Difference in fibre diameter profile between shearing periods in white Huacaya alpacas (Vicugna pacos) -- Fibre production and fibre characteristics of alpacas in United States -- Diversity and comparison of wool parameters in 31 different American and European ovine breeds -- Testing objective metrics for the differentiation of coat colours in a Spanish alpaca population -- Breeding and genetics -- Analysis of the mitochondrial diveristy of alpacas in eight farming areas of the south of Peru -- Asip and MC1R cDNA polymorphism in alpaca -- Genetic diversity in Malabari goats -- Genetic parameters for growth of fibre diameter in alpacas -- Comparison of different breeding strategies to improve alpaca fibre production in a low-input production system -- Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic diveristy of Vicugna vicugna mensalis in Bolivia -- Association of myostatin gene (MSTN) polymorphism with economic traits in rabbits -- Growth hormone gene in llama (Lama glama): characterisation and SNPs identification -- Alpaca sperm chromatin evaluation using Toluidine Blue -- Derivation of economic values for fibre diameter fleece weight in alpacas -- Microsatellite study on the genetic distance between Suri and Huacaya phenotypes in Peruvian alpaca (Vicugna pacos) -- Genetic differentiation of six Peruvian alpaca populations -- Nutrition and reproduction -- Lactation in llamas (Lama glama): estimating milk intake and output using stable isotope techniques -- Feed preferences and recipe alternatives for alpacas in a Hungarian zoo -- Management -- Cross-border wool project supports the conservation of the Alpines Steinschaf -- Investing in the development of South American campesino camelid economics: the experience of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) -- Building and scaling up knowledge on camelids -- Preliminary study of body measurements on alpacas in northern Italy -- Health -- Orthopaedic problems in llamas and alpacas: clinical and radiological aspects -- Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from neonatal Peruvian alpacas (Vicugna pacos) with diarrhea -- Abstracts -- Changes in suckling behaviour during lactation in llamas (Lama glama) -- Anatomical imaging of blood vessels for venipuncture in South American camelids -- Alpaca breeding and production prospects in the United States -- Round tables -- Common management denominators between South American camelids and other fibre animals -- South American camelids health

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Fiber production in South American camelids and other fiber animals

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Pérez-Cabal, Ma Ángeles

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