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Information Resources on the South American Camelids: Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, and Vicunas 1943-2006
USDA. NAL. Animal Welfare Information Center.
2006
AWIC Resource Series 12
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/llama.htm
Provides an introduction to the Camelidae family, animal characteristics, production practices, uses and products. Features a large bibliography derived primarily from the AGRICOLA database; selected Web sources are also included.

Llama and Alpaca Farming
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
Lance Gegner
December 2000
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/llamaalpaca.html
Information for alpaca ranchers including husbandry, regulations, marketing, feeding, housing, handling, transport, health, and reproduction.

Guard Llamas: A Part of Integrated Sheep Protection [PDF, 368 KB]
Iowa State University. University Extension.
1994
PM-1527
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1527.pdf
Publication discusses the use of llamas to protect sheep from coyote predation.

Llama
Randy Sell
North Dakota State University. Department of Agricultural Economics.
1993
Alternative Agriculture Series, Number 12
http://ndsuext.nodak.edu/extpubs/alt-ag/llama.htm
General information on starting and operating a Llama operation; includes economic analysis and cash flow budgets.

International Lama Registry
International Lama Registry.
http://www.lamaregistry.com/
Membership organization provides genealogical registry system, reports and research services for owners of subspecies of the genus Lama, including llama (Lama glama), guanaco (Lama guanicoe), vicuna (Lama vicugna) and crossbreds.

Alpaca Registry
Alpaca Registry.
http://www.alpacaregistry.net/index.sp
Registry of alpaca (Lama pacos) breeds. Database houses the genealogy, blood typing/DNA and ownership records of alpacas primarily located in North America.

Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association
Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association.
http://www.alpacainfo.com/
Information for the commercial and home rancher of alpacas, such as economics, marketing, husbandry, history of alpacas, list of farms and ranches, breeding, etc.

Canadian Llama and Alpaca Association
Canadian Llama and Alpaca Association (CLAA)
http://www.claacanada.com/
Identifies and registers llamas, alpacas, guanacos and vicunas in Canada. Site includes links to information and organizations in Canada and the U.S.

Missouri Alternatives Center
University of Missouri Extension.
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/
Many additional production how-to publications are available online in the Missouri Alternatives Center (MAC) database of full-text Extension publications. Look under Alpacas and Llamas.

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