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Alpacas
Resembling llamas in appearance, Alpaca is a species of South American camelid that has been domesticated.
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No, in fact, alpacas and other camelids do not have hooves. They have feet with two padded toes, with a toenail on each toe. A hoof, cloven or not, is a much different structure. When angered enough, they can and will kick out and rake those hooks over whatever is attacking them
What is the diffence between proven and unproven alpaca?
"Proven" refers to whether or not a male alpaca has sired offspring that carry his desireable genetic traits. An unproven alpaca, therefore, is a male that has either not been bred or does not have enough offspring old enough to determine if he will pass on the desired traits. A proven alpaca is a male that has sired offspring that carry his desired traits, which makes him more valuable as a breeding animal.
What help should you give alpacas during birth and after?
It is a good idea to bring the expecting mother into an area where she will feel safe before she begins to give birth. This way the mother will not have to be concerned with anything other than the birth of her cria.
When the birthing starts look for the cria's two front legs and head. If you cant see the head, there is only one leg showing, or the cria's tail is showing, call your veterinarian immediately. If the cria birth begins normally though, the birth should be completed in about 30 minutes. At this point the cria will still be covered in the fetal membrane, so make sure the cria's airway is clear so he/she can breathe. You should also watch for the placenta to expel from the mother 4 to 6 hours after the birth of the new cria.
Depending on the weather you can let the cria naturally dry or you can use a towel to dry the cria off. You should then take 7% iodine and dip the nave in the iodine. This is to prevent infection. This area can be an area for bacteria to enter.
Your new cria should then be up and walking around within an hour. The cria should then be able to nurse. You should observer and make sure that the new cria does nurse and seems to be able to get milk from the mother.
After this whole process you now have a new adorable baby cria and a comfortable, safe mother.
What is the scientific name for horse's sheep's cattle's goat's and pigs?
Horse - Equine. Intact male horse is called a stallion, castrated male horse is called a gelding, and a female horse is called a mare. A foal is a baby horse; colt is a male horse under 3 years old, filly is a female horse under 3 years old.
Sheep - Ovine. Intact male sheep is called a ram, castrated male sheep is called a wether, and a female sheep is called a ewe. A lamb is a baby sheep.
Cattle - Bovine. Intact male cattle is called a bull, castrated male cattle is called a steer, and a female cattle is called a cow. A calf is a baby cattle; heifer is a female that has not yet calved (given birth).
Goat - Caprine. Intact male goat is called a buck, castrated male goat is called a wether, and a female goat is called a doe. A kid is a baby goat.
Pig - Swine. Intact male pig is called a boar, castrated male pig is called a barrow, and a female pig is called a sow. A piglet is a baby pig; gilt is a female pig that has not yet farrowed (given birth), and a shoat is a pig weighing 40-120 lbs.
While there are not specific accounts of alpacas being preyed upon, we can assume that the animals that prey uon the alpaca cousins (the llama and the vicuna (i think?)) also prey upon the alpaca. Some of those animals would be domestic dogs, Andean foxes, Andean condors, pumas, wild/large cats, wolves, and coyotes.
What is definition for alpaca Get Of Sire?
This means that you are able to see what a particular herdsire is able to throw / produce. In the ring, several offspring are shown per herdsire. They all have to have the same sire, but not necessarily the same dam. This shows overall what the herdsire is able to produce in the next generation.
Made sometime before WW2 for one of the hardware/catalog stores. Actual manufacturer could be one of several such as Iver Johnson, Stevens, H&R or Davenport. The sheep carving would have been owner-applied and, well, wierd for a 16ga shotgun. Value under $100.
