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The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, ATTRA (www.attra.ncat.org) , was developed and is managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). The project is funded through a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture™s Rural Business- Cooperative Service. Visit the NCAT website (www.ncat.org/ sarc_current.php ) for more information on our other sustainable agriculture and energy projects. 1-800-346-9140 † www.attra.ncat.org A project of the National Center for Appropriate Technology By Lance Gegner NCAT Agriculture Specialist © NCAT 2000 Updated June 2012 by Hannah Sharp NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Intern IP430 Contents Llamas and Alpacas on the Farm Introduction Llamas or alpacas can be a good addition to a farm or ranch—alpacas as an alternative live- stock enterprise and llamas as guard animals or recreational animals. ey t well into a diversi- ed farming operation. Marginal pastureland is suitable for raising llamas and alpacas, with some supplemental feeding under certain conditions. ere are currently more than 158,000 (SCLA, 2009) llamas and more than 170,000 registered alpacas in North America (Berman, 2011). Both llamas and alpacas are members of the Camelidae family. Modi ed ruminants with a three-compartment stomach, they have cloven hooves and chew a cud like sheep and cattl e young of both llamas and alpacas are called crias. Although they were previously classi ed under the same genus as llamas, the alpaca genus was changed from lama to vicugna in 2001 following genetic analysis showing that the alpaca descends from the vicuña, not the guanaco (Kadwell et al., 2001). Other members of the family, guanaco and vicuña, are wild animals classed as endangered species and protected from hunting in South America. e llama and alpaca have been domesticated in South America for many centurie ere the llama is used as a beast of burden, a ber source, and as a meat sourc e alpaca is used primar- ily fo ber production but is also a meat source in South America. Llamas and alpacas are quiet, intelligent, eas- ily trained animals that can provid eece and potentially a variety of services to the owner. ey are adaptable to di erent climates and terrains. Alpacas and llamas er a comparatively Llamas or alpacas can be a good addition to a fa rm or ranchŠan alternative livestock enterprise on marginal pastureland that fits well into a diversified farming operation. This publication discusses considerations for raising llamas and alpacas, including regulations, ma rketing, nutrition, care, reproduction, and handling. Introduction ………………….1 Regulations for Llamas and Alpacas …………………..2 Llamas ……………………………2 Alpacas …………………………..3 Marketing Animals and Products …………………3 Nutrition ………………………..6 Physical and Social Environment ……..7 Animal Care …………………..7 Reproduction………………..9 Handling and Transport …………….10 References …………………..11 Further Resources ……..12 Social animals. Photo: Courtesy of Robin Alpert
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