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.

• Agricultural Business Management

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
• Guard Llamas - Iowa State University
• Llama and Alpaca Health
  

Genetics

• Canadian Livestock Records Corporation

Health

• Alpacas - Net Vet Veterinary Resources, Washington State
• Herd Health & Management - LaRue Johnson, Australian Alpaca Association
  

Producer Groups

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

Legislation, Regulation and Policy

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

Manure and Nutrient Management

• Camelid Nutrient Unit Calculator
• Pub 831- Case Study - A Mixed Farm Example: Your Livestock Operation Under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002

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