Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of Chile

The re-introduction of domestic South American camelids (alpacas and llamas) in the central zone of Chile makes it necessary to study their behaviour and adaptability. Since it is fundamental to characterize the camelid’s diet, the present work had as an objective the determination of the...

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Autores principales:	Castellaro,G, Squella N,F, León C,F, Raggi S,A
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA 2008
Materias:	alpaca annual Mediterranean range botanical composition microhistology
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-583920080002000032018-10-01Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of ChileCastellaro,GSquella N,FLeón C,FRaggi S,A alpaca annual Mediterranean range botanical composition microhistology The re-introduction of domestic South American camelids (alpacas and llamas) in the central zone of Chile makes it necessary to study their behaviour and adaptability. Since it is fundamental to characterize the camelid’s diet, the present work had as an objective the determination of the plant species selected by the alpacas (Lama pacos Linn.) in different phenological stages (vegetative, reproductive and dry season). The study was carried out over three years in a paddock of 2.5 ha of sparse shrubland dominated by Acacia caven (Mol.) Mol. and annual species in the herbaceous stratum, which were continually grazed by five male alpacas. The botanical composition and the forage dry matter available for grazing in the pasture was evaluated. Botanical composition of diets was estimated with the microhistological technique, using dung samples collected directly from the rectum. During the vegetative season, the most consumed plant species were annual and perennial grasses. In the reproductive season, the most important components of the diet were woody plant species, annual grasses and forbs. In the dry season, the diet was composed of a high percentage of woody plant species.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIAChilean journal of agricultural research v.68 n.2 20082008-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392008000200003en10.4067/S0718-58392008000200003
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spellingShingle	alpaca annual Mediterranean range botanical composition microhistology Castellaro,G Squella N,F León C,F Raggi S,A Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of Chile
description	The re-introduction of domestic South American camelids (alpacas and llamas) in the central zone of Chile makes it necessary to study their behaviour and adaptability. Since it is fundamental to characterize the camelid’s diet, the present work had as an objective the determination of the plant species selected by the alpacas (Lama pacos Linn.) in different phenological stages (vegetative, reproductive and dry season). The study was carried out over three years in a paddock of 2.5 ha of sparse shrubland dominated by Acacia caven (Mol.) Mol. and annual species in the herbaceous stratum, which were continually grazed by five male alpacas. The botanical composition and the forage dry matter available for grazing in the pasture was evaluated. Botanical composition of diets was estimated with the microhistological technique, using dung samples collected directly from the rectum. During the vegetative season, the most consumed plant species were annual and perennial grasses. In the reproductive season, the most important components of the diet were woody plant species, annual grasses and forbs. In the dry season, the diet was composed of a high percentage of woody plant species.
author	Castellaro,G Squella N,F León C,F Raggi S,A
author_facet	Castellaro,G Squella N,F León C,F Raggi S,A
author_sort	Castellaro,G
title	Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of Chile
title_short	Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of Chile
title_full	Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of Chile
title_fullStr	Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of Chile
title_full_unstemmed	Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of Chile
title_sort	botanical composition of alpaca (lama pacos linn.) diet in a central mediterranean range of chile
publisher	Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA
publishDate	2008
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392008000200003
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Botanical Composition of Alpaca (Lama pacos Linn.) Diet in a Central Mediterranean Range of Chile

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