Colusa Riverside Alpacas

Don't be left behind, the industry is rapidly changing.

An EPD is an Expected Progeny Difference (EPD). It has been my experience that when you ask an alpaca breeder if their alpacas have been EPD tested and what are their herdsire’s values, I usually get a look of utter astonishment. They have of course, heard of EPDs, but seem to be confounded by the thought that someone might ask. I doubt if a person was shopping for a bovine stud they would get the same response from a breeder.

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Recently, we bottle fed a cria for 2 months with a unique formula which produced good results. I pursued further research to see if my choices of formula had real validity. I had read in multiple sources that cow’s milk was one of the acceptable choices for supplementation. I did however, not feel comfortable with that choice. As a Nurse Practitioner, I knew pasteurized cow’s milk as a sole source of nutrition has its limitations. Numerous sources recommended adding yogurt to increase the pr... read full article