Additional Alpaca Resources

Below, we have compiled links to other alpaca websites, suggested reading materials and other information that might be helpful to you in finding out more about alpacas.

Organizations

We are proud members and supporters of the following organizations:

• Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA)
• Alpaca Fiber Cooperative of North America (AFCNA)
• Alpaca Registry, Inc. (ARI)
• AOBA Show Division
• Great Lakes Alpaca Association (GLAA)

Fleece Evaluations

• Yocom McColl Wool Testing Labs
• Alpaca Fiber Consulting Services, USA
  

Alpaca & Farming Products

• Useful Llama & Alpaca Items
• Quality Llama Products, Inc.
• Arlyn Scales
• Cache La Poudre (alpaca minerals)
• Stillwater Minerals

Alpaca Health

Animal Poison Control Hotline
1-888-426-4435 24 hr. Vet answered

• Poisonous Plants Informational Database
• College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State
• Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Ohio State University

Alpaca Books

You can find these books at Amazon.com, Useful Llama Items, or Quality Llama Products, Inc. The following books are a sample of what's available; the first three can get you started by helping you identify the characteristics to look at in animals you are purchasing, basic health care and basic neonatal care (for those pregnant dams).

• Secrets of the Andean Alpaca by Maggie and Richard Krieger
• Caring For Llamas and Alpacas - A Health and Management Guide by Claire Hoffman, DVM and Ingrid Asmus
• Llama and Alpaca Neonatal Care by Smith, Timm and Long, DVMs
• Alpaca Field Manual, Third Edition - Dr. C. Norman Evans, D.V.M.
• The Complete Alpaca Book by Eric Hoffman
• Llama and Alpaca Husbandry and Medical Care - Robert Pollard, DVM and Suzi Pollard
• The Camelid Companion by Marty McGee Bennett (on training)
• The Color Chart of the officially recognized colors can be purchased from the Alpaca Registry Inc.

Alpaca Training

For training alpacas and their owners:

• John Mallon — Gentling & Training Llamas & Alpacas
• Camelidynamics TTEAM (Tellington Touch Every Animal Method)
• Gentle Spirit Behavior & Training by Cathy Spaulding