Dreamcatcher Alpacas

Alpaca Research Library

PubMed lists about 3,544 papers about alpacas. We use this evidence to keep our guides accurate.

Updated 2026-10-02By the Dreamcatcher Alpacas editorial team

Alpaca research is growing

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Scholarly works with 'alpaca' in the title per year (excluding computer science), from OpenAlex.

Research topics

Alpaca nutrition & feeding202 papersAlpaca fiber science55 papersHeat stress & thermoregulation19 papersReproduction & breeding561 papersCria health & neonatal care230 papersParasites & anthelmintic resistance127 papersWelfare & behavior416 papersGenetics & coat color1,001 papersInfectious diseases425 papersVitamin D, minerals & bone health76 papersPlant poisoning & toxicology101 papersAlpaca nanobodies in medicine702 papers

Most studied topics (OpenAlex)

TopicWorks
Reproductive Physiology in Livestock262
Agricultural and Food Production Studies191
Sperm and Testicular Function177
Veterinary Equine Medical Research159
Helminth infection and control122
Animal Diversity and Health Studies115
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock84
Animal health and immunology81
Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies79
melanin and skin pigmentation77
Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology68
Multidisciplinary Research Papers Compilation65
Meat and Animal Product Quality56
Textile materials and evaluations56
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology55

Most-cited open-access papers

  1. An alpaca nanobody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by blocking receptor interaction Nature Communications 2020. Cited 366×. Read free
  2. Genetic analysis reveals the wild ancestors of the llama and the alpaca Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2001. Cited 283×. Read free
  3. Alpaca: intermittent execution without checkpoints Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages 2017. Cited 264×. Read free
  4. Alpaca (Lama pacos) as a convenient source of recombinant camelid heavy chain antibodies (VHHs) Journal of Immunological Methods 2007. Cited 221×. Read free
  5. ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION IN THE ALPACA Reproduction 1968. Cited 177×. Read free
  6. Molecular analysis of methanogenic archaea in the forestomach of the alpaca (Vicugna pacos) BMC Microbiology 2012. Cited 174×. Read free
  7. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MATING STIMULI ON INDUCTION OF OVULATION IN THE ALPACA Reproduction 1970. Cited 135×. Read free
  8. Genomic analysis of the domestication and post-Spanish conquest evolution of the llama and alpaca Genome biology 2020. Cited 134×. Read free
  9. ALPACA: A fast and accurate computer vision approach for automated landmarking of three‐dimensional biological structures Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2021. Cited 127×. Read free
  10. Isolation of Alpaca Anti-Idiotypic Heavy-Chain Single-Domain Antibody for the Aflatoxin Immunoassay Analytical Chemistry 2013. Cited 97×. Read free
  11. Potential pathogens in feces from unweaned llamas and alpacas with diarrhea Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2003. Cited 96×. Read free
  12. Isolation of Alpaca Anti-Hapten Heavy Chain Single Domain Antibodies for Development of Sensitive Immunoassay Analytical Chemistry 2011. Cited 91×. Read free