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Suggested Reading
Material
“Must have" section
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Caring for
Llamas and Alpacas (a health and management guide), Clare Hoffman, DVM, Ingrid
Asmus
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Alpaca
Field Manual, C. Norman Evans, DVM
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Llama and
Alpaca Neonatal Care, Bradford B. Smith, DVM, PhD, Karen I. Timm, DVM, PhD,
Patrick O. Long, DVM
Other great books
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The Camelid
Companion (handling and training your alpacas & llamas), Marty McGee Bennett
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The
Complete Alpaca Book (behavior, diet, fiber, genetics, husbandry, medicine &
reproduction), Eric Hoffman
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Secrets of
the Andean Alpaca, The Field Guide, Maggie and Richard Krieger
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Alpacas –
Synthesis of a Miracle, Michael Safley
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The International Alpaca
Handbook - a compilation of articles from various
well-known (and some less known) authors
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Alpaca Fibre; An
Introduction - Ian Watt
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Most of these books can be found on either Amazon.com
Alpaca Yahoo
Groups
Go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/
NIABgroup
(Northern Indiana Alpaca Breeders)
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/NIABgroup/
Formed
in March 2004, the Northern Indiana Alpacas Breeders group (NIAB)
is a cooperative group of farms who work together to share ideas
and/or pool resources for the purpose of marketing alpacas.
Alpaca-events
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/alpaca-events/
This group is to list alpaca
events happening locally or nationally....from a farm spinning
class to a AOBA sanctioned show. Please list exact location,
dates, times and what is being offered at the event. Don't forget
contact information! (Please do not list cost of the event. People
can contact you to find out the cost and how to register.) Please
also remember that this is not for sales or advertising of other
kinds....there are other sites for that. It is by approval only
and every message posted must be approved by the moderator (to
help keep spam off the message board).
AlpacaFiberAlliance
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlpacaFiberAlliance/
The
Alpaca Fiber Alliance is a group of alpaca farmers, breeders,
fleece judges, fiber artists, processors and manufacturers,
wholesalers, reps, retailers, and alpaca enthusiasts. AFA members
are desirous of opportunities to network and coordinate all
efforts toward the end goal of seeing alpaca fiber become a main
staple in the textile market worldwide.
AlpacaGeldings
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/alpacageldings/
Group to
focus specifically on the future of alpaca geldings and how they
fit within the industry's plans and goals.
We're discussing issues like promoting geldings and non-breeding
alpacas as fiber and 4H animals, registration, financial aspects
of a fiber herd and the fiber industry, rescue, therapy animals,
sales and a variety of other creative topics.
AlpacaMarket
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlpacaMarket/
The
purpose of this group is to discuss the commercial aspects of the
ARI registered alpaca industry. It is for those that believe that
pro-active sales and marketing efforts are good for our farms and
our industry. Postings that advertise ARI registered alpacas,
events, auctions, fiber, fiber products, co-op business, and
supplies are welcome. Postings should be limited to alpacas, but
could include related things such as livestock guardian puppies,
spinning wheels, scales, etc.
AlpacaSite
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Alpacasite/
A forum
for alpaca enthusiasts to share their ideas, questions and
answers. This list is not for commercial advertising or long
political debates. Subscriptions to the list are approved by the
list owner, Rick Horn, All American Alpacas.
AlpacaTransport
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/alpacatransport/
Coordination of alpacas
around the US
HolisticAlpaca
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HolisticAlpaca/
Discussion group for alpaca
enthusiasts who are interested in raising alpacas in a natural,
holistic way.
IndianaAlpacas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaAlpacas/
This group is for Indiana
alpaca owners to share information, ask questions and work
together to improve our businesses.
A group can
be found by performing a search from the main group login page –
example search : “alpaca transport yahoo group”
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