Alpaca

Question 1

Old world camelid

Answer 1

Dromedary camel

Bactrian camel

Question 2

New world camelid

Answer 2

Vicuña
Alpaca
Llama
Guanaco

Question 3

Entire male alpaca

Answer 3

Macho

Question 4

Castrated male

Answer 4

Wether

Question 5

Female camelid

Answer 5

Hembra

Question 6

Young alpaca

Answer 6

Cria

Question 7

Weaned alpaca

Answer 7

Weaner

Question 8

Features of digestive system

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Unusual metabolism

Answer 9

High blood glucose

High blood urea nitrogen

Question 10

Nutrition requirement

Answer 10

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

High selenium requirement

Question 11

Feeding behaviour

Answer 11

Group feeding

Question 12

How long do they have to graze per day?

Answer 12

5-6 hours

Question 13

How long do they have to ruminate per day?

Answer 13

8-9 hours

Question 14

Special requirement for feeding behaviour

Answer 14

Shorter grass and choices for selective grazing

Relatively high water intake

Question 15

4 nutritional diseases

Answer 15

Copper sensitive
Vitamin D deficiency
Hepatic lipidosis
Starvation/ obesity

Question 16

Special requirement of making cria

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Breeding time in south america

Answer 17

Summer

Question 18

Preferred due date

Answer 18

November to January the best

Question 19

Risky due dates

Answer 19

Due dates beyond Mid March

Extremely hot weather may leads to abortion in hembra

Question 20

When does hembra remate?

Answer 20

When cria is 4 weeks old

Question 21

When can alpaca ovulate?

Answer 21

Induced ovulators

Question 22

When can hembra first breed?

Answer 22

18 months old

Question 23

How long is the gestation?

Answer 23

340 days

Question 24

When does sperm present in machos?

Answer 24

11 months old

Question 25

When does female alpaca reach puberty?

Answer 25

6 months old

Question 26

Where does pregnancy found in?

Answer 26

95% in left horn uterus

Question 27

Which milk substitute is the best?

Answer 27

Goat’s milk

Question 28

How to diagnosis if the female is pregnant?

Answer 28

Female spit off male at day14 (implantation)

Question 29

How much colostrum should cria intake?

Answer 29

8-10% of body weight within 6 hours

Question 30

Name 5 common procedures

Answer 30

``` Nail clipping Teeth cutting Blood sampling Castration Shearing ```

Question 31

How should you shear alpaca?

Answer 31

In groups and shear by colours and the lightest first

Question 32

Which body part should you start to shear first?

Answer 32

Back legs Saddle Front legs Neck

Question 33

5 common disease

Answer 33

``` Vitamin D deficiency C3 ulceration Eye ulceration Weight loss Parasite ```

Question 34

What time of the day do alpacas give birth and why?

Answer 34

Daytime before 2 pm | Cria to dry and suckle before temperature drops