In the High Andes, much of the traditional knowledge related to natural resource utilization
and agricultural practices was lost with the arrival of the Spaniards. That which has survived …

The age structure, sex composition, and territorial behavior of wild camelids is compared to
that of llama herds from the community of Alota, southwestern Bolivia. The parallels suggest …

Rabatel et al. 2013; Soruco et al. 2009), temperature increase (Diaz and Graham 1996;
Mark and Seltzer 2003; Urrutia and Vuille 2009; Vuille et al. 2003; Vuille and Bradley 2000) …

The llama (Lama glama) and the alpaca (Vicugna pacos) are important domesticated
species, endemic to South America. South American camelids helped ensure the success of …

The feed resources of South Asia are reviewed, providing, in the case of India, a detailed
assessment of the supply and demand situation for different feed types. As in other …

The Turco region has a harsh, microthermal, semi-arid climate, but people make a living
there from llamas and alpacas which have advantages over exotic species and are …

ABSTRACT A microscopic analysis of faeces was used to determine the diet of guanacos
(Lama guanicoe), sheep (Ovis aries) and cattle (Bos laurus) in the steppe and the forest …

This paper discusses the utilization of feed resources by ruminants in the four most important
ecoregions of Latin America: the tropics, the Andes, the Southern Cone, and the arid and …

The Andean region is a mountainous area within the 2 000 and 4 000 m of altitude above
sea level with variations of form and width throughout the Andes. In Colombia, the width …

The Andean region covers a mountainous area around 1.4 million square kilometers. Its
population is estimated at more than 113 million, most of who depend on agriculture for their …