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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Alpacas"”.
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Haemonchus contortus Infections in Alpacas and Sheep
… infections may cause severe anemia and death. Alpacas were first introduced into the U.S. in the 1980s. Although not true ruminants, alpacas may become infected with H. contortus and develop the same clinical signs as sheep and goats. Even though alpacas may become infected with the parasite, …
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Embryo Production by Superovulation and Dual Siring in Alpacas
Alpacas have a gestation length of nearly one year, and therefore females can only produce one offspring per year. In order to accelerate the genetic gain of a herd, superovulation and embryo transfer techniques can be used to produce multiple embryos from genetically superior females. We …
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Digestibility, Nitrogen Balance, and Blood Metabolites in Llama and Alpaca Fed Barley and Barley Alfalfa Forages.
… diets with differing CP levels in llamas and alpacas. The Utah study was designed to compare llama and alpaca nutritional parameters to determine if nutritional recommendations for llamas can be directly extrapolated to alpacas. The first study evaluated the effects of forage quality on blood …
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Regulation and Pharmaceutical Intervention of Appetite in South American Camelids
… in more frequent metabolic complications in alpacas compared to other veterinary species and requires frequent monitoring. Increasing voluntary feed intake is often unsuccessful as it relies on increasing feed palatability and decreasing environmental stress. While some pharmacological …
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Benefits of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on Nutrient Cycling and Forage Growth in Alpaca Pastures
Alpacas have been gaining prominence in the U.S. since the early 1980s. In pastures, dung beetle activity has been shown to enhance the degradation and incorporation of dung into the soil. The benefits of this activity have been quantified for cattle, but not for alpacas. The objectives of this …
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Generating single-domain antibodies against fibronectin splice variants
… of fibronectin containing EIIIA or EIIIB. Alpacas were immunized with either purified antigen cocktails, or from the ECM of tumor samples, and antibody libraries were generated. Using these libraries to pan against, I selected for VHH which bind to EIIIA and EIIIB. Since these splice …
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Developing VHH-based tools to study Ebolavirus infection
… entry using VHHs that were isolated from alpacas. Two VHHs were found to neutralize Ebolavirus in both Biosafety Level 2 and 4 laboratory conditions. Ongoing experiments to address mechanism focuses on two aspects of neutralization: Cathepsin inhibition or NPC1-mediated inhibition. …
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Localization of nerve growth factor-β in the stallion reproductive tract
… tract of camelids (camels, llamas, and alpacas) that has been identified as the ovulation inducing factor in seminal plasma. NGF-β from seminal plasma deposited into the reproductive tract of the female camelid acts systemically to stimulate secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) from the …
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The Economic Organization of Early Camelid Pastoralism in the Andean Highlands of Bolivia
… of South American camelids: llamas and alpacas) was associated with the development of specialized pastoralist societies that are still poorly understood. In the central altiplano of Bolivia, during the Formative Period: 1800 BC − AD 400) a cultural complex known as Wankarani developed. …
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Implémentation d'une méthode de détection du virus de la diarrhée virale bovine au sein de la fondation de la promotion des productions andines Proinpa (Bolivie)
… infect « New Worlds camelids » which are the alpacas, lamas, vicunas and guanacos species living in South-America. The aim of this study was to implement a BVDV detection method for the Foundation of Andeans Productions Promotion PROINPA in Bolivia. This objective was first met by a prevalence …
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B CELL EPITOPE MAPPING OF RIVAX, A CANDIDATE RICIN VACCINE ANTIGEN
… (VHHs) that are derived from ricin immunized alpacas. To this end, I first produced and characterized RiVax (a safer version which is structurally identical to RTA) for its structural integrity since our main emphasis lies in identifying discontinuous/ conformational epitopes. Based on …
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Factores que afectan la competitividad internacional del sector alpaquero peruano
La presente investigación identificó y analizó los factores que afectan la competitividad internacional del sector alpaquero peruano, para lograr un mejor posicionamiento en los mercados internacionales, mejorando la situación actual en la que se encuentra. La metodología de investigación utilizada …
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Instalación de una planta de producción de mantequilla a base de leche de alpaca
El presente trabajo de investigación busca analizar la viabilidad técnica, comercial, financiera y social de instalar una planta productora de mantequilla a base de leche de alpaca. Para esto, en primer lugar, se analiza el mercado, con el fin de determinar la demanda potencial que será el primer …