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- Covers the latest advances in the main fields of animals producing fibre
- Deals with a wide scope of fibre animals and a great variety of subjects and is supported by the Animal Fibre Working Group belonging to the European Association of Animal Production
- Can be considered a valuable attempt to prepare the fibre production sector for rapid changes and innovations arising within a globalised world
- The focus lies on fibre animals such as alpacas, llamas, vicunas and guanacos, but recent research on sheep, goats and rabbits is also included
- Most important themes addressed are meat and fibre production, breeding and genetics, nutrition, reproduction, management, and health
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Meat and fibre production
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Breeding and genetics
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About this book
This book, 'Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals', covers the latest advances in the main fields of animals producing fibre. It deals with a wide scope of fibre animals and a great variety of subjects and is supported by the Animal Fibre Working Group belonging to the European Association of Animal Production. The book can be considered a valuable attempt to prepare the fibre production sector for rapid changes and innovations arising within a globalised world. The focus lies on fibre animals such as alpacas, llamas, vicunas and guanacos, but recent research on sheep, goats and rabbits is also included. The most important themes addressed are meat and fibre production, breeding and genetics, nutrition, reproduction, management, and health. Finally, the book closes with specialised discussions on fibre production related topics, which for example provide a more in-depth look at common management denominators between South American camelids and other fibre animals.
The book addresses scientists, professionals, technicians, farmers, specialised governmental policy makers and students all around the world who are involved in fibre animal production (such as sheep, camelids, goats, or rabbits). This book will present them with the most current findings in this area.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals
Editors: Ma Ángeles Pérez-Cabal, Juan Pablo Gutiérrez, Isabel Cervantes, Ma Jesús Alcalde
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-727-1
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers Wageningen
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Wageningen Academic Publishers 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-90-8686-727-1Published: 10 November 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 248
Number of Illustrations: 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Life Sciences, general
