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Genotypic characterization of chilean llama (Lama glama) and alpaca (vicugna pacos) pestivirus isolates
(2014)
Llamas and alpacas are domesticated South American camelids (SACs) important to ancestral population in the Altiplano region, and to different communities worldwide where they have been introduced. These ungulates have ...
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 ...
Utility of genetic variation in coat color genes to distinguish wild, domestic and hybrid South American camelids for forensic and judicial applications
(Elsevier, 2020)
A molecular genetic protocol for distinguishing pure and hybrid South American camelids was developed to provide strong, quantifiable, and unbiased species identification. We detail the application of the approach in the ...
Can first phalanx multivariate morphometrics help document past taxonomic diversity in South American camelids?
(Elsevier, 2022-11-21)
South American Camelids (SAC) were of great economic and cultural importance for pre-Hispanic societies in the Andes and still are important for rural Andean communities. However, understanding their specific role and ...
Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna), Wild Andean Altiplano Camelids: Multiple Valuation for Their Sustainable Use and Biocultural Role in Local Communities
(University of California Press, 2021-01)
In these case studies, vicuñas are presented as biocultural components of the Andean altiplano's socioecological landscape. The environmental history of vicuñas is related to the multiple values of the species, especially ...
South American Camelids: their values and contributions to people
(Springer Tokyo, 2020-10-26)
South American Camelids (SACs) make several material and non-material contributions to people and are a key component of the Andean biocultural heritage. From the perspective of the IPBES’ Conceptual Framework, SACs ...
Measuring faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a non-invasive tool for monitoring adrenocortical activity in South American camelids
(IngentaGB, 2013-02-01)
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 ...
Production, preservation, and transfer of South American Camelid embryos
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017-11)
The current review summarizes progress in the field of in vitro and in vivo production of South American Camelid embryos. Both methods require ovarian superstimulation (with FSH and eCG) to obtain multiple ovulations (in ...