Resources for Alpaca Breeders

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Helpful Associations

  • The Alpaca Registry - The Alpaca Registry is a database housing the genealogy, blood typing and ownership records of alpacas in North America since 1988.

Educational Information

Alpaca & Farming Products

All manner of supplies including vaccination and worming medication, halters and leads, books and videos on care and training,

Halters:

Large items: panels, chutes and scales, gates, and feeders.

Minerals:

Alpaca Transporters

Fleece Evaluations

Fleece Processing

Alpaca Books

You can find these books at Amazon.com, Useful Llama Items, or Quality Llama Products, Inc. The following books are a sample of what's available; the first three can get you started by helping you identify the characteristics to look at in animals you are purchasing, basic health care and basic neonatal care (for those pregnant dams).

  • Secrets of the Andean Alpaca by Maggie and Richard Krieger
  • Caring For Llamas and Alpacas - A Health and Management Guide by Claire Hoffman, DVM and Ingrid Asmus
  • Llama and Alpaca Neonatal Care by Smith, Timm and Long, DVMs
  • Alpaca Field Manual, Second Edition - Dr. C. Norman Evans, D.V.M.
  • The Complete Alpaca Book by Eric Hoffman
  • Llama and Alpaca Husbandry and Medical Care - Robert Pollard, DVM and Suzi Pollard
  • The Camelid Companion by Marty McGee Bennett (on training)
  • The Color Chart of the officially recognized colors can be purchased from the Alpaca Registry Inc.

Alpaca Training

For training alpacas and their owners:

Alpaca Health

Animal Poison Control Hotline: 1-888-426-4435 24 hr. Vet answered

Shearing

Scott Dontanville, New West Alpacas, Larkspur, Colorado 719.488.1755

Local, Natural, Sustainable Living

  • Local Harvest - Connecting shoppers to local, sustainable food sources, small and organic farms
  • Cañon City Co-op - a group of dedicated people striving to provide green alternatives (food-coop, support for local producers, natural & healthy living ideas) to people in southeast Colorado.
  • Javernick Family Farms - Offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Cañon City, CO
  • Country Roots Farm - A CSA program & farm stand serving the Pueblo, Colorado, and Colorado Springs area
  • Where Can I Find Real (Raw) Milk? - Milk sources throughout the country

We have lots more links to videos, books, websites and blogs on our living green page.

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