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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Allometric Coefficients for Body Measurements and Morphometric Indices in Young Huacaya Alpacas from the Peruvian Highlands.

Ali William Canaza-Cayo, Roxana Churata-Huacani, Francisco Halley Rodriguez-Huanca, Diana Carla Fernandes Oliveira, Carola Trinidad Melo-Rojas, Rilke Tadeu Fonseca de Freitas, Luis Roque-Almanza, Maria Celeste Huanca-Ilaquijo, Edwin Amadeus Dueñas-Chaiña, Miguel Del Carmen Rodriguez-Huanca and 1 more

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Ali William Canaza-CayoFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Agronómica, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-4747
Roxana Churata-HuacaniDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras CEP 37200-900, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4671-299X
Francisco Halley Rodriguez-HuancaFacultad de Medicina Veterinária y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru.ORCID 0000-0002-3967-0410
Diana Carla Fernandes OliveiraDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras CEP 37200-900, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6128-7322
Carola Trinidad Melo-RojasFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco 08001, Peru.ORCID 0000-0001-9626-6791
Rilke Tadeu Fonseca de FreitasDepartamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras CEP 37200-900, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3035-5238
Luis Roque-AlmanzaFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco 08001, Peru.
Maria Celeste Huanca-IlaquijoFacultad de Medicina Veterinária y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru.
Edwin Amadeus Dueñas-ChaiñaFacultad de Medicina Veterinária y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru.ORCID 0009-0008-8055-1238
Miguel Del Carmen Rodriguez-HuancaFacultad de Derecho, Universidad Continental, Arequipa 04016, Peru.
Júlio Sílvio de Sousa Bueno FilhoDepartamento de Estatística, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras CEP 37200-900, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3243-0959

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CONCYTEC, through the PROCIENCIA program (ex-FONDECYT), under the framework of the Proyectos de investigación básica 2022-01 PE501077903-2022
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Abstract

(1) Background: Alpacas play a crucial role in the livelihood and cultural heritage of Andean communities, yet limited scientific information exists regarding their morphometric growth patterns under high-altitude conditions. Understanding how environmental and biological factors influence their body development is essential for optimizing management and genetic improvement programs. (2) Methods: This study aimed to characterize the morphometric profile and allometric growth patterns of young Huacaya alpacas, evaluating the influence of sex, birth month, and fiber color on 18 linear body measurements and 6 morphometric indices from 146 animals. (3) Results: General linear models revealed that birth month had a significant effect (

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allometric growthalpacasmorphometric indicesphenotypic characterizationsexual dimorphism

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PMID41157201
PMCPMC12565722

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