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Alpaca Flashcards

1
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Old world camelid

A

Dromedary camel

Bactrian camel

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2
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New world camelid

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Vicuña
Alpaca
Llama
Guanaco

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3
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Entire male alpaca

A

Macho

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4
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Castrated male

A

Wether

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5
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Female camelid

A

Hembra

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6
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Young alpaca

A

Cria

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7
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Weaned alpaca

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Weaner

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8
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Features of digestive system

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3 stomachs
No gas bladder
High rate of contractions
Bicarbonate secretion from saccule leads to high pH and high fibre digestion and high microbial efficiency

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9
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Unusual metabolism

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High blood glucose

High blood urea nitrogen

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10
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Nutrition requirement

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Deficiency in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D leads to abnormal bone growth

High selenium requirement

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11
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Feeding behaviour

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Group feeding

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12
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How long do they have to graze per day?

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5-6 hours

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13
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How long do they have to ruminate per day?

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8-9 hours

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14
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Special requirement for feeding behaviour

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Shorter grass and choices for selective grazing

Relatively high water intake

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15
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4 nutritional diseases

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Copper sensitive
Vitamin D deficiency
Hepatic lipidosis
Starvation/ obesity

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16
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Special requirement of making cria

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Genetic progress and breeding program
Selection criteria for colour
Paddock mating is preferred

17
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Breeding time in south america

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Summer

18
Q

Preferred due date

A

November to January the best

19
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Risky due dates

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Due dates beyond Mid March

Extremely hot weather may leads to abortion in hembra

20
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When does hembra remate?

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When cria is 4 weeks old

21
Q

When can alpaca ovulate?

A

Induced ovulators

22
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When can hembra first breed?

A

18 months old

23
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How long is the gestation?

A

340 days

24
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When does sperm present in machos?

A

11 months old

25
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When does female alpaca reach puberty?

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6 months old

26
Q

Where does pregnancy found in?

A

95% in left horn uterus

27
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Which milk substitute is the best?

A

Goat’s milk

28
Q

How to diagnosis if the female is pregnant?

A

Female spit off male at day14 (implantation)

29
Q

How much colostrum should cria intake?

A

8-10% of body weight within 6 hours

30
Q

Name 5 common procedures

A 
Nail clipping 
Teeth cutting
Blood sampling
Castration 
Shearing
31
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How should you shear alpaca?

A

In groups and shear by colours and the lightest first

32
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Which body part should you start to shear first?

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Back legs
Saddle
Front legs
Neck

33
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5 common disease

A 
Vitamin D deficiency 
C3 ulceration
Eye ulceration
Weight loss 
Parasite
34
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What time of the day do alpacas give birth and why?

A

Daytime before 2 pm

Cria to dry and suckle before temperature drops

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