Provides alpaca nutrition product or service and information on alpacas. The females can breed from about six months to one year of age and foal in the rainy season. In this country, they can be insured and depreciated from the owner's taxes. There were relatively few of these animals in North America in 1996, less than 8,000 to be exact, but this number has rapidly increased in recent years. Provides alpaca nutrition product or service and information on alpacas.
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They were first imported to the US in 1984 and spread quickly to Canada. Provides alpaca nutrition product or service and information on alpacas. There have been a number of decisions made regarding the topics that included in this publication. The topical choices that were made for this document include the results of science-based research on the biology, physiology and care of these animals in both their native environments, and as transplants to other countries, the management of these animals by the native people as both herd and natural resources, some information on the important products such as fiber and meat, the role and economic value of the animals and animal products in rural communities, disease and disease organisms, veterinary care of diseases, injuries, surgery, genetic conditions, etc. The information sources are books, conference papers, and journal articles, and some credible web site resources are also listed, with abstracts included when available. Provides alpaca nutrition product or service and information on alpacas.