Hair follicle characteristics and fibre production in South American camelids

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1460-1471

  Antonini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

alpaca; fibre cuticular structure; llama; post natal follicle development; skin hair follicle

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 77957333233     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110001035     Document Type: Article

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