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This article discusses salt sources and intake and offers recommendations for salt feeding for alpacas and llamas

A brief look into the pathogenicity and prevalence of hepatic lipidosis among camelids.

Llamas and alpacas require dietary copper (Cu) to help maintain normal body functions, but in excess, this trace mineral can be toxic.

A discussion of forage type, quality and amounts needed for feeding llamas and alpacas

A brief explanation of urolithiasis, predisposing factors, and health implications.

Treatment of llamas and alpacas with hepatic lipidosis and feeding management methods to lower the risk for this disease.

Learn what grains are, what they contain, and how they can be used to meet the nutritional requirements of llamas and alpacas.

This publication explains hepatic lipidosis including its causes, how to diagnose it early, and methods for treatment and prevention.

Learn how to use feed analysis to determine forage quality, and exactly what feeding a high quality forage means.

This article explains the benefits of vitamin D in bone development in llamas and alpacas and the relationship to rickets in growing crias.

Body condition scoring (BCS) using a 5-point scoring system is an easy and effective way to determining an animal's fat stores and long-term energy balance.