Alpaca's head is camel, its nose is raised, its ears are erect, its neck is slender, and there is no hump, so it is called the network beast. So, how should we raise a "god beast"?

First, daily cooking.

One acre of grassland can raise as many as 10 alpacas, and they will not uproot grass or other plants, so they are considered more suitable for pasture farming than most livestock. Alpacas can be farmed as long as there are specific pastures and hay in winter. Orchard is a good choice. In fact, most breeders will feed some feed, and pregnant or alpaca-carrying female camels will naturally enjoy this treatment. Insecticide pills or pesticides should be fed every 30 days, and most breeders will also add some minerals, because these drugs can effectively ensure that the helminth content in each alpaca is moderate.

Second, disease prevention and control.

Alpacas can only be cut once a year, so don't get dirty when you cut them. Before shearing, alpacas should be kept in a fence without any dirt for at least 4 hours, without eating or drinking. Prevent three kinds of pollution: one is natural pollution, the other is external pollution, and the third is dirty pollution in daily nursing.

Natural pollution mainly refers to the colored hairs on the white alpaca, because these hairs cannot be dyed into light-colored textiles. Yellow hair is formed by the long-term accumulation of lanolin and sweat gland secretions, and the pollution of feces and urine is also naturally formed. Careful nursing and feeding habits can try to avoid these problems.

External pollution is mainly caused by the living environment of alpacas, including grass, grass seeds, thorn fruit, straw, twigs, bark and other factors.

Third, the issue of reproduction.

Female alpacas are generally bred at the age of 12 months, and llamas are generally at the age of 18 months. A healthy and fertile female alpaca can give birth to a baby alpaca every year, which can continue to breed 15 ~ 16 years.

Alpacas can get pregnant at any time under the condition of inducing eggs. Generally, most mating is arranged in spring and summer to avoid giving birth in winter.

Alpacas are singletons, with a long gestation period (342-345 days) and a high abortion rate in the first month, so the alpaca reproduction rate is low. Therefore, improving the reproduction rate of alpaca is the main problem in the development of alpaca breeding industry.

Female alpacas generally breed at the age of 12 months, and llamas generally breed at the age of 18 months. A healthy and fertile female alpaca can give birth to a baby alpaca every year, and can continue to breed to 15 ~ 16. The gestation period is usually about 1 1.5 months or 335 days, and it may be longer if it is the first time. Suffering from any form of stress will lead to abortion of female alpacas, which is also a big problem. Multiple births are quite rare. Mating is usually carried out under manual control to ensure accurate recording.

First, male and female alpacas are put in separate pens. If the alpaca lies down, it is ready to mate. In general, mating usually takes 20 to 40 minutes. Alpacas are guaranteed to get pregnant at any time under the condition of inducing eggs. Generally, most mating is arranged in spring and summer to avoid giving birth in winter. Male alpacas will induce egg expulsion during mating.

Seven days after the first mating, the male alpaca was led to the female alpaca again. If the female alpaca saw it, she ran away on the ground, indicating that she was pregnant. At 60 days, the pregnancy status was detected by ultrasound. The practice of introducing male alpacas into female alpacas is called "saliva secretion method", which can run through the whole pregnancy, and sometimes blood tests can be used to measure the increased hormones. In Australia, there are also some embryo transfer and artificial insemination that have not been successful. Alpacas usually give birth during the day, and the young alpacas can stand up after 2 hours. Many breeders will cover alpacas in the first few days, especially when the weather is unstable.

Although you are a "god beast", with careful care and scientific conservation, we mortals can still raise alpacas well.