Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals /
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| Language: | English |
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Wageningen, Netherlands :
Wageningen Academic Pub.,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.