Camelid (Lamoid)

Question 1

Where did the domestic camel originate?

Answer 1

Central plains of N. America

Question 2

When were llamas and alpacas domesticated? Where?

Answer 2

5000-6000 y.a. in Peru

Question 3

How many llamas/alpacas are there in South America?

Answer 3

7 million

Question 4

How many llamas and alpacas are there in US & Canada?

Answer 4

Estimated 180,000 llamas, 100,000 alpacas, 150 guanacos

Question 5

The one humped dromedary is known as the what?

Answer 5

Arabian camel (one hump makes D shape for Dromedary)

Question 6

The Two-humped camel is known as the what, and originates from where?

Answer 6

Bactrian camel (two humps make B shape for Bactrian)
originates from Central Asia

Question 7

What is the life span of a llama/alpaca?

Answer 7

15-20 years, 29 in captivity

Question 8

What is the average gestation of a llama/alpaca?

Answer 8

350 days

Question 9

Which animal has a 350 day average gestation?

Answer 9

llama/alpaca

Question 10

What kind of ovulators are llamas? When does ovulation occur?

Answer 10

Induced ovulators; no heat cycle. Ovulation occurs 24 to 36 hours after breeding.

Question 11

What time of year can llamas/alpacas be bred?

Answer 11

Any time.

Question 12

A baby llama/alpaca is called what?

Answer 12

A cria

Question 13

How are single cria’s usually delivered?

Answer 13

From a standing mother, without assistance

Question 14

How many teats do llamas/alpacas have?

Answer 14

Four teats.

Question 15

When do most llama/alpaca birth occur?

Answer 15

During daylight hours (7 am - 3 pm)

Question 16

How common are twins in llamas/alpacas?

Answer 16

Twins are rare

Question 17

What are llamas commonly used for? (eight uses)

Answer 17

Packing, wool production, cart pulling, animal therapy, companion animals, show exhibitions, parades and fairs, and livestock guardians

Question 18

What are alpacas commonly used for? (four uses)

Answer 18

Fine fiber production, pets, light pack animals, and therapy animals

Question 19

Do llamas spit?

Answer 19

They will spit at other llamas to establish the pecking order, to ward off a suitor, or to say “Stop it!”

Question 20

Why are llamas pseudoruminants? (3 reasons)

Answer 20

They lack an omasum
Lack canine teeth
Graze on grasses and browse on leaves

Question 21

What does FPT stand for?

Answer 21

Failure of Passive Transfer
Colostrum during first 24 hours of life
IgG does not pass through placenta and newborn is without protection

Question 22

What plants are poisonous to Pseudoruminants?

Answer 22

Oleandar and Bracken fern

Question 23

What does Oleandar consumption do to Llamas and Alpacas?

Answer 23

Diarrhea, excess salivation, anorexia, bradycardia, arrythmia

Question 24

What does Bracken Fern consumption do to Llamas and Alpacas?

Answer 24

Emaciation, dyspnea, anemia, death in days to weeks

Question 25

How to prevent Male Berserk Syndrome?
How long does it last?
What do you do with affected animals?

Answer 25

Do not cuddle male Crias
Syndrome is permanent
Affected animals must be destroyed

Question 26

What is an interesting trait of llama wool?

Answer 26

Grease-free

Question 27

What 2 things should you always vaccinate llamas for?

Answer 27

Clostridium perfringens, tetanus

Question 28

What should you vaccinate llamas for if around horses?

Answer 28

Equine Herpes virus 1

Question 29

What should you vaccine llamas for if around Cattle?

Answer 29

Bovine Viral Diarrhea, and Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis

Question 30

How do you check for whipworms in llamas?

Answer 30

Modified Stoll’s technique

Question 31

What other three parasites can llamas get?

Answer 31

Lungworms, Liver flukes, and Coccidiosis