Английская Википедия:Huacaya alpaca
Huacaya is one of the two breeds that make up the species Lama pacos, commonly known as the alpaca (the other breed is the Suri).[1] It lives on the Altiplano in the Andes, up to Шаблон:Convert above sea level. Its natural range encompasses four South American countries.
Phenotype characteristics
Both breeds are easily identifiable by their phenotypic characteristics.[1] There are no differences in weight, or pup at birth (Шаблон:Convert) or the adult specimens, weighing about Шаблон:Convert in males and Шаблон:Convert in females.[2]
Animals of the Huacaya breed of alpacas have a rounded and bulky bodies. Huacaya fiber grows perpendicular to the body of the alpaca, and is bulky, smooth and dense. Its curls in its sponge-like fibre are shorter and duller compared with Suri, with an absence of wool grease that is characteristic of Corriedale sheep.[1] Both alpaca breeds possess a vast array of coat colors, totalling 22 different varieties.
Population
Huacayas far outnumber the Suri population. In Chile, all alpacas are of the Huacaya type, and there is a negligible amount of Suri specimens in Bolivia at the northern border. Peru, which contains the majority of the world's alpaca, has 93% Huacaya as estimated by the Food and Agriculture Organization.[3] Thus of the 3.7 million animals worldwide, more than 90% are thought to be of the Huacaya breed.[4]
Products
Fibre
Шаблон:Main Huayaca fiber is made up of between 150–170 threads per Шаблон:Mm2.[5][6] At Шаблон:Convert thick, their fiber is Шаблон:Convert thinner than that of the Suri, and considerably whiter, on average. Suri fiber is marginally stronger[4] Some of the products that can be made with fine Huacaya fiber include:
Meat
While huayacas were never bred for meat, their meat is a useful perfectly edible by-product and very high in protein. The carcass weight varies at around 50% of live weight and 23 kilogrammes.[7] Huacaya are thought to produce more meat than the Suri.[8] Alpaca meat has a high protein to fat ratio, with the most common breed containing on average 23% protein.[7]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Maccagno, Luis. (1912) La raza de alpaca Suri. Anales de la Dirección de Fomento de Lima (Perú), Números 7-12.
- ↑ Romero, Elías C. (1927) Llamas, alpacas, vicuñas y guanacos. Imp. F. Gurfinkel. 203 páginas.
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Huarachi, David. Manual cría de camélidos sudamericanos. Ediciones Kollu Huma. 54 páginas.
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