Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals

Front Matter....Pages 1-11
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Genetic variability of fleece shedding in the Martinik hair, Romane sheep breeds and their crossbreds....Pages 15-24
Suri/Huacaya phenotype inheritance in alpaca ( Vicugna pacos )....Pages 25-34
Producing alpaca fibre for the textile industry....Pages 35-40
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External effects for the quantity and quality of fibre in Guanacos....Pages 43-49
Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing fibre quality of Arkharmerino × Ghezel and Arkharmerino × Moghani crossbreeds of sheep in third generation....Pages 51-58
Differences in fibre diameter profile between shearing periods in white Huacaya Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) ....Pages 59-64
Fibre production and fibre characteristics of alpacas farmed in United States....Pages 65-72
Diversity and comparison of wool parameters in 31 different American and European ovine breeds....Pages 73-78
Testing objective metrics for the differentiation of coat colours in a Spanish alpaca population....Pages 79-84
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Analysis of the mitochondrial diversity of alpacas in eight farming areas of the south of Peru....Pages 87-91
Asip and MCIR cDNA polymorphism in alpaca....Pages 93-96
Genetic diversity in Malabari goats....Pages 97-106
Genetic parameters for growth of fibre diameter in alpacas....Pages 107-110
Comparison of different breeding strategies to improve alpaca fibre production in a low-input production system....Pages 111-121
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic diversity of Vicugna vicugna mensalis in Bolivia....Pages 123-130
Association of myostatin gene ( MSTN ) polymorphism with economic traits in rabbits....Pages 131-133
Growth hormone gene in llama (Lama glama): characterisation and SNPs identification....Pages 135-139
Alpaca sperm chromatin evaluation using Toluidine Blue....Pages 141-144
Derivation of economic values for fibre diameter fleece weight in alpacas....Pages 145-150
A microsatellite study on the genetic distance between Suri and Huacaya phenotypes in Peruvian alpaca ( Vicugna pacos) ....Pages 151-159
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Genetic differentiation of six Peruvian alpaca populations....Pages 161-166
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Lactation in llamas ( Lama glama): estimating milk intake and output using stable isotope techniques....Pages 169-175
Feed preferences and recipe alternatives for alpacas in a Hungarian zoo....Pages 177-183
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A cross-border wool project supports the conservation of the Alpines Steinschaf....Pages 187-194
Investing in the development of South American campesino camelid economies: the experience of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)....Pages 195-199
Building and scaling up knowledge on camelids....Pages 201-207
Preliminary study of body measurements on alpacas in northern Italy....Pages 209-213
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Orthopaedic problems in llamas and alpacas: clinical and radiological aspects....Pages 217-221
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from neonatal Peruvian alpacas ( Vicugna pacos )with diarrhea....Pages 223-228
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Changes in suckling behaviour during lactation in llamas ( Lama glama )....Pages 231-231
Anatomical imaging of blood vessels for venipuncture in South American camelids....Pages 232-232
Alpaca breeding and production prospects in the United States....Pages 233-233
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Common management denominators between South American camelids and other fibre animals....Pages 237-239
South American camelids health....Pages 241-241