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Alpaca Vitamin D Supplementation It is clear from survey results that alpacas in southern Australia are at risk of vitamin D deficiency during the winter and early spring. Vitamin D plays an important role in controlling calcium and phosphorus utilisation in the body, and in early stages of vitamin D deficiency blood . . . → Read More: Alpacas – Vitamins,Colostridal Disease,Johnes Disease Alpaca Alpacas are indeed easy to manage. By nature alpacas are calm and gentle - handling them is seldom stressful. This ease of management brings with it much satisfaction and pleasure to the owner. Highly intelligent, alpacas are easy to move from one area to another and through gateways. Under normal . . . → Read More: Alpacas – Nutrition, Stocking Rates, Parasite Control, Health Brown Stomach Worm Alpaca are susceptible to both cattle and sheep internal parasites including liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica). Alpaca use dunging ‘latrines’ which helps to control roundworm parasites; as a result, worm burdens are often not high. Occasional heavy barber’s pole worm (Haemonchus contortus) burdens are reported, especially in high rainfall coastal areas. . . . → Read More: Alpaca Worms Overview 2 How Vitamin D Works The main vitamin to consider in alpaca supplementation is vitamin D and the main mineral is selenium. Both are responsible for significant pathology when deficient and both are able to induce severe toxic signs if given at too high dosage. Vitamin D Vitamin D is essential for bone metabolism, . . . → Read More: Husbandry Mineral and Vitamin Supplements Your dam will carry her baby anywhere from 315 to 370 days. Most will deliver around the 11.5 month mark. You will find a gestation schedule below where you can see when you breed a female, and she conceives, when the baby should be due.
. . . → Read More: Alpaca Gestation Table Breeding Alpaca The male pursues the receptive female, attempting to mount her until she sits in ‘cush’ position. A male with good libido may chase a female for up to ten minutes. Once the female sits down, the male positions himself immediately behind her, manoeuvres his penis through her vulva into the vagina . . . → Read More: Mating Behaviour |
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