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New camelid (Artiodactyla: Camelidae) record from the late Pleistocene of Calama (Second Region, Chile): a morphological and morphometric discussion
(2010)
A description of fossil remains belonging to camelids from the Kamac Mayu site (Second Region,
Chile) is presented. This record was recovered from deposits of gravel and sand on karstic formations
eroded by rivers during ...
Camelid hunting and herding in Inca times: a view from the South of the empire
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
South American Camelids (SAC) occupied a central role in the development of Andean societies and were an essential element of the cultural landscape. During the Inca period camelids had a major significance to people, ...
Evaluation of animal welfare conditions of South American camelids admitted to the Huancavelica municipal slaughterhouse, Peru
(Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, 2019)
Raising South American domestic camelids is the main source of subsistence in the Peruvian Andes. Under the understanding that pre-slaughter handling and transport practices can affect meat quality an evaluation was done ...
Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum und Toxoplasma gondii in South American camelids
(Wageningen Academic PublishersNL, 2006-12-01)
Our results indicate that at least a low proportion of SAC living in this particular region of Peru has been exposed to N. caninum. The higher seroprevalences of both N. caninum and T. gondii in adult SAC than in foals ...
Measuring faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a non-invasive tool for monitoring adrenocortical activity in South American camelids
(Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, 2013)
The welfare and productivity of South American camelids may be affected by stressful events. The purpose of this study was to validate a non-invasive Method: for stress monitoring using faecal samples and to apply it to ...
Camelids in ancient Andean societies : a review of the zooarchaeological evidence
(2008)
South American Camelids (SAC) have occupied a central role in the development of Andean societies, both for ancient huntergatherers and for more recent pastoralists and farmers. In prehispanic times they were widely ...
Of Hunting and Herding: Isotopic evidence in wild and domesticated camelids from the Southern Argentine Puna (2120–420 years BP)
(Elsevier, 2017-02)
Using stable isotope analysis, this paper studies the interaction between Prehispanic camelid herding and hunting practices in agropastoralist societies of the Antofagasta de la Sierra Basin (Southern Argentinean Puna) ...
New parasitological findings for pre-Hispanic camelids
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-11)
SUMMARY Paleoparasitological examination provides information of parasite-host associations in the past, shedding light on the geographical origin of some parasites, on the possible dispersal routes and on some of the ...
Cytokines expression in alpacas and llamas exposed to cold stress
(Elsevier, 2016)
Cytokine expression could play an important role in camelids exposed to cold stress and subsequent pneumonia associated infections, therefore inducing a broad array of inflammatory mediators. To understand the host innate ...
A serological survey of parainfluenza-3 virus in South American camelids from Chile Prospección serológica del virus parainfluenza 3 en camélidos sudamericanos en Chile
(2011)
A total of 370 sera collected from 87 alpacas (Lama pacos), 88 llamas (Lama glama), 89 guanacos (Lama guanicoe) and 106 vicunas (Vicugna vicugna) were investigated for the presence of antibodies to parainfluenza 3 virus ...