Peru's guinea pig diet grows with breeding program
In Peru pig meat comes mainly from guinea pigs, with about 17 000 tonnes consumed yearly. Researchers led by Drs Lilia Chauca and Marco Zalvidar at La Molina near Lima aim to breed larger, faster growing pigs and train locals in care and husbandry to boost production for regional nourishment.
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Hugh Westrup
Peru
Canada
International Development Research Centre
Lima
Cuzco
Jesus
Lilia Chaucas
Marco Zalvidar
la Molina
Zalvidar
Chauca
Kit Enables Controlled Breeding in Farmed Fish
A Canadian Chinese collaboration develops a kit using synthetic breeding hormone and a dopamine antagonist to induce ovulation in carp and other species. Tested in Canada and China with IDRC support, the kit improves fertilization in crowded aquaculture ponds and is marketed by Syndel Laboratories in Vancouver.
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University of Alberta
Edmonton
Canada
International Development Research Centre
IDRC
Richard Peter
Lin Haoren
Zhongshan University
China
Peter
John Chang
Syndel Laboratories
Vancouver
Canadian Science News
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