Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pérez-Cabal, Ma. Ángeles
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wageningen, Netherlands : Wageningen Academic Pub., 2011.
Subjects:
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.