Microlivestock Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future (1991) / Chapter Skim
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23 Paca
23 Paca
Pages 263-270
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Research on raising paces in captivity is under way at the Universidad Nacional in Heredia, Costa Rica; at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Balboa, Panama (see page 1961; and at the Instituto de Astoria Natural in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico. In Turrialba, Costa Rica, an entrepreneur is already breeding and raising pace commercially.
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DISTRIBUTION Lowland paces are found throughout most of Latin America from east central Mexico to northern Paraguay, Argentina, and Minas Gerais,
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STATUS Burgeoning human populations are severely reducing many of Latin America's native animal resources, and the pace is one of the most persecuted. It has been exterminated within hunting range of virtually all cities, towns, and villages.
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During daylight hours, paces seclude themselves in brushy cover, in or under fallen logs, or in extensive underground burrows. The burrows, which may be several meters long, are dug in moist soil or taken over from other animals; they are often in river banks, on slopes, among tree roots, or under rocks.
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An imprinted pace becomes so tame that it seeks out human company, follows people around like an amiable dog and, "Domesticated" paces.
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Although wild paces arecalmost entirely nocturnal, tame paces are more active during daylight hours. Young or partly grown paces are commonly exhibited in zoos.
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Particular research needs concern the following: · Age structure and reproductive performance · Growth rates and feeding habits; · Behavioral patterns in captivity; · Nutritional requirements; Meat quality; Helminth and arthropod parasites; and · Role in transmitting or perpetuating diseases; · Reproduction (such as external manifestations of estrus in females) ; · Genetic variations that would allow the selection of animals adapted to captivity and females that produce multiple offspring twins, triplets, or more.
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