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Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals

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Editors:
  1. Ma Ángeles Pérez-Cabal
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  2. Juan Pablo Gutiérrez
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  3. Isabel Cervantes
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  4. Ma Jesús Alcalde
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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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-11
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  2. Setting the scene: animal fibre

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Genetic variability of fleece shedding in the Martinik hair, Romane sheep breeds and their crossbreds

      • D. Allain, B. Peña, D. Foulquié, Y. Bourdillon, D. François
      Pages 15-24

    3. Suri/Huacaya phenotype inheritance in alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

      • C. Renieri, A. Valbonesi, M. Antonini, V. La Manna, T. Huanca, N. Apaza et al.
      Pages 25-34

    4. Producing alpaca fibre for the textile industry

      • R. Morante, A. Burgos, J. P. Gutiérrez
      Pages 35-40

  3. Meat and fibre production

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. External effects for the quantity and quality of fibre in Guanacos

      • J. Von Thüngen, R. Lheure, E. Seguineau De Preval, A. Perazzo
      Pages 43-49

    3. Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing fibre quality of Arkharmerino × Ghezel and Arkharmerino × Moghani crossbreeds of sheep in third generation

      • H. Esfandyari, A. A. Aslaminejad, S. A. Rafat
      Pages 51-58

    4. Differences in fibre diameter profile between shearing periods in white Huacaya Alpacas (Vicugna pacos)

      • P. Mayhua, E. C. Quispe, M. Montes, L. Alfonso
      Pages 59-64

    5. Fibre production and fibre characteristics of alpacas farmed in United States

      • T. Wuliji
      Pages 65-72

    6. Diversity and comparison of wool parameters in 31 different American and European ovine breeds

      • P. M. Parés Casanova, R. Perezgrovas Garza, J. Jordana Vidal
      Pages 73-78

    7. Testing objective metrics for the differentiation of coat colours in a Spanish alpaca population

      • E. Bartolomé, M. J. Sánchez, F. Peña, A. Horcada
      Pages 79-84

  4. Breeding and genetics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Analysis of the mitochondrial diversity of alpacas in eight farming areas of the south of Peru

      • C. Melo, A. Manunza, M. Melo, L. Olivera, M. Amills
      Pages 87-91

    3. Asip and MCIR cDNA polymorphism in alpaca

      • C. Bathrachalam, V. La Manna, C. Renieri, A. La Terza
      Pages 93-96

    4. Genetic diversity in Malabari goats

      • K. A. Bindu, K. C. Raghavan, S. Antony
      Pages 97-106

    5. Genetic parameters for growth of fibre diameter in alpacas

      • L. Varona, I. Cervantes, M. A. Pérez-Cabal, R. Morante, A. Burgos, J. P. Gutiérrez
      Pages 107-110

    6. Comparison of different breeding strategies to improve alpaca fibre production in a low-input production system

      • E. C. Quispe, R. Paúcar, A. Poma, A. Flores, L. Alfonso
      Pages 111-121

    7. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic diversity of Vicugna vicugna mensalis in Bolivia

      • J. Barreta, V. Iñiguez, R. J. Sarno, B. Gutiérrez-Gil, J. J. Arranz
      Pages 123-130

    8. Association of myostatin gene (MSTN) polymorphism with economic traits in rabbits

      • K. A. Bindu, Arun Raveendran, Siby Antony, K. V. Raghunandanan
      Pages 131-133
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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

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