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…....

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

ILR Report, Summer 2003 To date the earliest evidence of camelid domestication comes from archaeological sites located between 4,000 and 4,900 m (13,120- to 16,072- foot) elevation, in the puna ecosystem of the Peruvian Andes.  Both guanaco (Lama glama cacsilensis) and vicuña (Vicugna vicugna mensalis) have inhabited this tundra environment…

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 1995 Read more

Llamas and Alpacas: Pre-conquest Breeds and Post-conquest Hybrids. Journal of Archaeological Science 1995 Read more

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