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

• Llamas and Alpacas - Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension
• Llamapaedia
• Llama - Oklahoma State University
• Guard Llamas - Iowa State University

Feeding and Nutrition

• Basics of Alpaca Nutrition - Dr. Nancy A. Irlbeck
• Llama and Alpaca Nutrition - Penn State
• Feeding Camelids - South Central Llama Association
• Nutrition Requirements for Small Ruminants - Sheep, Goats, Cervids and New World Camelids - National Research Council

Fibre

• Variation in and Sampling of Alpaca Fleeces, Victoria, Australia

Health

• Herd Health & Management - LaRue Johnson, Australian Alpaca Association
• Llama and Alpaca Health - Penn State
• Camelid Care - Camelid Community Standards of Care Working Group

Producer Groups

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

Manure and Nutrient Management

• Camelid Nutrient Unit Calculator

Research

• Alpaca Research Foundation

Statistics

• Alternative Livestock on Canadian Farms: Census Years 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 - Statistics Canada
• Number of Alternative Livestock and Gamebirds Processed for Meat in Ontario Federal/Provincial Combined Statistics - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs