Preface -- Setting the scene: animal fibre -- Genetic variability of fleece shedding in the Martinik hair, Romane sheep breeds and their crossbreds -- Suri/Huacaya phenotype inheritance in alpaca (Vicugna pacos) -- Producing alpaca fibre for the textile industry -- Meat and fibre production -- External effects for the quantity and quality of fibre in Guanacos -- Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing fibre quality of Arkharmerino x Ghezel and Arkharmerino x Moghani crossbreeds of sheep in third generation -- Differences in fibre diameter profile between shearing periods in white Huacaya Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) -- Fibre production and fibre characteristics of alpacas farmed in United States -- Diversity and comparison of wool parameters in 31 different American and European ovine breeds -- Testing objective metrics for the differentiation of coat colours in a Spanish alpaca population -- Breeding and genetics -- Analysis of the mitochondrial diversity of alpacas in eight farming areas of the south of Peru -- Asip and MC1R cDNA polymorphism in alpaca -- Genetic diversity in Malabari goats -- Genetic parameters for growth of fibre diameter in alpacas -- Comparison of different breeding strategies to improve alpaca fibre production in a low-input production system -- Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic diversity of Vicugna vicugna mensalis in Bolivia -- Association of myostatin gene (MSTN) polymorphism with economic traits in rabbits -- Growth hormone gene in Ilama (Lama glama): characterization and SNPs identification -- Alpaca sperm chromatin evaluation using Toluidine Blue -- Derivation of economic values for fibre diameter fleece weight in alpacas -- A microsatellite study on the genetic distance between Suri and Huacaya phenotypes in Peruvian alpaca (Vicugna pacos) -- Genetic differentiation of six Peruvian alpaca populations -- Nutrition and reproduction -- Lactation in Ilamas (Lama glama): estimating milk intake and output using stable isotope techniques -- Feed preferences and recipe alternatives for alpacas in a Hungarian zoo -- Management -- A cross-border wool project supports the conservation of the Alpines Steinschaf -- Investing in the development of South American campesino camelid economies: the experience of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) -- Building and scaling up knowledge on camelids -- Preliminary study of body measurements on alpacas in northern Italy -- Health -- Orthopaedic problems in llamas and alpacas: clinical and radiological aspects -- Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from neonatal Peruvian alpacas (Vicugna pacos) with diarrhea -- Abstracts -- Changes in suckling behaviour during lactation in llamas (Lama glama) -- Anatomical imaging of blood vessels for venipuncture in South American camelids -- Alpaca breeding and production prospects in the United States -- Round tables -- Common management denominators between South American camelids and other fibre animals -- South American camelids health -- Keyword Index.