How To Look After Alpacas E-Guide
If you are thinking of keeping, or are new to keeping, alpacas and would like to broaden your knowledge at a pace that suits you, this E-Guide is for you! Packed full of information, this E-Guide covers alpaca basics, requirements for keeping alpacas, diet, pasture management, husbandry tasks, disease, parasites, breeding principles and cria care. Keep scrolling for a full contents list!
What is included in the E-Guide?
Through purchasing this E-Guide, you will learn how to look after alpacas and be confident whether they are the right choice for you. Topics covered include:
Alpaca 101
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Terminology
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What Are Alpacas & How Many Should I Have?
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Alpaca Breed Comparison
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Alpaca Anatomy & Conformation
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Are Males Or Females Right For You?
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Diversification Potential In Alpacas
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Cost Of Purchase
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Cost Of Keeping Alpacas
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Selecting & Purchasing Your Alpacas
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An Intro To The British Alpaca Society
Requirements
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Basic requirements for keeping alpacas covering land, shelter, transportation, day to day care and social grouping
Diet, Nutrition & Pasture Management
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Diet & Nutrition
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Vitamin Supplementation
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Pasture Management
Husbandry Tasks
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Herd Kit Contents
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Halters & Halter Training
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Nail Trimming
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Shearing
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Teeth
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Castration
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Body Scoring
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Summer Care
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Record Keeping
Disease & Parasites
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Biosecurity Measures
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Bovine Tuberculosis
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How to Administer Medications & Vaccines
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How to Reduce Parasites
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Coccidiosis
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Worming
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Liver Fluke
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Clostridial Disease
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Mites
Breeding & Cria Care
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Basic Breeding Principles & Cycle
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Style of Breeding Management
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Birthing Kit Contents
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Signs of Birthing
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What to expect during and post birth
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Basic Cria Care
