Camelids (Llamas & Alpacas)

Welcome to the OMAFRA Camelids website. Here you will find a wealth of information relevant to Ontario's Camelids industry. The resources listed below include OMAFRA Factsheets and Information Sheets, as well as key links to information on internal and external sites.

Production Management - General Information, Feeding

• Llama & Alpaca Links - Missouri University Extension
• Llamas and Alpacas - Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension
• Llama - North Dakota State University Extension Service
• Llamapaedia
• Llama Web
• Llamas & Alpacas - Victoria, Australia
• Llama and Alpaca Farming - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
• Llama - Oklahoma State University
• Livestock Guard Dogs, Llamas, and Donkeys - Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
• Guard Llamas - Iowa State University
• Llama and Alpaca Health
  

Genetics

• Canadian Livestock Records Corporation

Health

• Alpacas - Net Vet Veterinary Resources, Washington State
• Camelid Research Program - Ohio State University
• Herd Health & Management - LaRue Johnson, Australian Alpaca Association
  

Producer Groups

• Alpaca Ontario
• Alpaca Canada
• Canadian Llama and Alpaca Association
• International Llama Association
• Ontario Camelids Association

Legislation, Regulation and Policy

• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act & Regulations - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Statistics

• Alternative Livestock on Canadian Farms: Census Years 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 - Statistics Canada
• 2001 Census of Agriculture - Statistics Canada
• Game Sector Statistical Briefer - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

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