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Alpaca Library
Please use and enjoy this information on the wonderful alpaca. You are welcome to print any of the articles for your own use. (You will need Adobe Acrobat to read the pdf files.) Please note that the content is owned by the writer and should not be published in any form without the permission of the writer.
These articles are sourced from highly qualified writers from all over the world. Information is growing all of the time and we encourage you to visit here often. The reader needs to take into account that some articles may refer to conditions that are specific to the writer's country and may not be as relevant in Australia.
| 1 | Health & Husbandry |
| Rye Grass Staggers | View HTML | Download PDF | (33 kb) | |
| Heat stress in Alpacas | View HTML | Download PDF | (33 kb) | |
| Body Condition | View HTML | Download PDF | (178 kb) | |
| Nutrition | View HTML | Download PDF | (173 kb) | |
| Herd Health & Management | View HTML | Download PDF | (111 kb) | |
| Weaning | View HTML | Download PDF | (88 kb) | |
| Stress | View HTML | Download PDF | (99 kb) | |
| Avoiding Injection Pitfalls | View HTML | Download PDF | (99 kb) | |
| Worms in Alpacas | View HTML | Download PDF | (99 kb) | |
| Phosphorus, Calcium & Vitamin D | View HTML | Download PDF | (37 kb) |
| 2 | Reproduction |
| Reproduction | View HTML | Download PDF | (238 kb) | |
| Birthing | View HTML | Download PDF | (177 kb) | |
Improving Efficiency |
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| Problems with mother's milk | View HTML | Download PDF | (41 kb) | |
| Cesarean Section in Llamas and Alpacas | View HTML | Download PDF | (28 kb) | |
| Uterine Torsions | View HTML | Download PDF | (28 kb) | |
| Practical Advice For Achieving Pregnancies | View HTML | Download PDF | (120 kb) |
| 3 | Genetics |
| Genetic Gain | View HTML | Download PDF | (65 kb) | |
| Does size really matter? | View HTML | Download PDF | (30 kb) | |
| Are you Afraid of Inbreeding? | View HTML | Download PDF | (74 kb) |
| 4 | Herd Protectors |
| War on Foxes | View HTML | Download PDF | (25 kb) | |
| Guard Llamas | View HTML | Download PDF | (368 kb) |
| 5 | Handling |
| Basics of Behaviour | View HTML | Download PDF | (65 kb) | |
| Baby Personality Types | View HTML | Download PDF | (149 kb) | |
| Solving behaviour problems | View HTML | Download PDF | (108 kb) | |
| Tackling Toenails | View HTML | Download PDF | (130 kb) | |
| Heads & Halters | View HTML | Download PDF | (61 kb) | |
| Behavioural Cues | View HTML | Download PDF | (166 kb) | |
| Handling Cria at an Early Age | View HTML | Download PDF | (87 kb) |
| 6 | Industry Future |
| Future Market | View HTML | Download PDF | (125 kb) | |
| In search of a Sea Change | View HTML | Download PDF | (51kb) | |
| Evolving the Australian Alpaca | View HTML | Download PDF | (44kb) |
| 7 | Fleece |
| Unusual Colour Patterns | View HTML | Download PDF | (135 kb) | |
| Fibre testing | View HTML | Download PDF | (35 kb) | |
Quality/Processing Performance |
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The Case for Crimp |
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| No alpaca should have two coats | View HTML | Download PDF | (31 kb) | |
Delivering 'New Generation' Fibres |
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| 8 | Financial |
| Taxation Considerations | View HTML | Download PDF | (135 kb) | |
| Depreciation for Primary Producers | View HTML | Download PDF | (33 kb) |
| 9 | Shows |
| Showing and Judging | View HTML | Download PDF | (39 kb) |
| 10 | Pasture Improvement |
| Getting most out of your pasture | View HTML | Download PDF | (33 kb) | |
| The full scoop on Paca Poop | View HTML | Download PDF | (26 kb) | |
| Green pasture in summer | View HTML | Download PDF | (26 kb) | |
| Successful Pasture Management | View HTML | Download PDF | (26 kb) |
| 11 | Nutrition |
| The malady lingers on | View HTML | Download PDF | (32 kb) | |
| Feeding, as much an art as a science. | View HTML | Download PDF | (40 kb) |
| 12 | Breeding |
| When to own a stud male | View HTML | Download PDF | (32 kb) | |
| Breeding - Ideal Alpacas | View HTML | Download PDF | (38 kb) | |
| Choosing the Right Sire | View HTML | Download PDF | (245 kb) | |
| Planned Breeding | View HTML | Download PDF | (145 kb) |
