Quality characteristics of Huacaya alpaca fibre produced in the Peruvian Andean Plateau region of Huancavelica

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Montes, M ^a   Quicano I ^b   Quispe, R ^b   Quispe, E ^c   Alfonso, L ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b Deseo Huancavelica   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE HUANCAVELICA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Age; Diameter; Fibre; Fibre quality; Genetic selection; Local development; Sex

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 49749101247     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2008061-5258     Document Type: Article

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