By Francis Rainsford. Northwest Alpacas. 2007. Mounting concern is being expressed in Peru over the steady increase of coarser alpaca fibre (31 microns+) whilst the production of finer, and more commercial, qualities (20 to 26 microns) is diminishing by comparison. Further, the coarser qualities are noted for more kemp and general hairiness giving them an unattractive comfort factor for apparel…....

Nature Publishing Group. 2007. JC Mar?ín, CS Casey, M Kadwell, K Yaya, D Hoces, J Olazabal, R Rosadio, J Rodriguez. The vicunña (Vicugna vicugna; Miller, 1924) is a conservation success story, having recovered from near extinction in the 1960s to current population levels estimated at 275 000. However, lack of information about its demographic history… Read more

Domestication of Guinea Pigs. University of California Publications in Zoology. 2006. Cuyes, cavies, or “guinea pigs” (Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus 1758)) are small mammals of South American origin (Wagner and Manning, 1976), still kept today as “criollos” (Chauca, 1997) by the native peoples of the Andes for food and cultural practices… Read more

SCIENCE. 2002. Jennifer A. Leonard, Robert K. Wayne, Jane Wheeler, Raúl Valadez, Sonia Guillén, Carles Vilá The dog is the only domesticated species that was distributed across Eurasia and the Americas before the development of transoceanic travel during the 15th century. Genetic, morphologic, and behavioral studies… Read more

Investigación, Conservación Y Manejo De Vicuñas - B. Vilá Ed. - Proyecto MACS. Los ancestros de la familia Camelidae se originaron en los grandes llanos de América del Norte durante el Eoceno hace 40 a 45 millones de años (MA), y es allí donde ocurrió la división entre las tribus Lamini y Camelini, correspondientes a los camélidos del nuevo y el viejo mundo respectivamente, hace 11 MA… Read...

Genetics And Animal Domestication. 2004. Ancestors of the family Camelidae originated in North America during the Eocene, 40–45 MYA, with the division between Lamini and Camelini (the tribes of New and Old World camelids, respectively) dating to 11 MYA. Their subsequent migration to South America and Asia occurred 3 MYA, with representatives… Read more

The Camelid Quarterly, December 2005. Both archaeozoological and ethnohistorical sources document the pivotal role of pastoralism in the Andean economy prior to European contact… Read more

The Camelid Quarterly, December 2005. Almost every paper I have written about alpaca origins has contained a statement to the effect that the origin of this animal remains a matter of debate… Read more

The Camelid Quarterly, June 2005. Conducting high quality scientific research is always a difficult undertaking in the best of circumstances and although the possibility of doing research in Peru… Read more

Rev. investig. vet. Perú 2004 Métodos precisos para identificación y verificación de parentesco son de gran importancia para los criadores de animales domésticos, así como para el establecimiento de registros y libros genealógicos. Por muchos años, los métodos convencionales, tales como la tipificación de grupos sanguíneos y polimorfismos bioquímicos han sido las únicas… Read more