An Sci 200, Exam 3: llamas, alpacas, and goats
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what do guard llamas do
fight off predators, usually for sheep and goats
what are the types of goats
meat and dairy (WI #1 goat state)
fainting goats (myotonia congenita)
muscles lock up when surprised
scientific classification of goats
capra hircus, family: bocidae
llama scientific classification
lama glama, family: camelidae
baby goat
kid
female goat
doe
male (intact) goat
buck
male (castrated) goat
wether
baby llama
cria
female llama
female llama
male (intact) llama
stud
male (castrated) llama
gelding
ruminants
animals with multiple compartments in the stomach (rumen+microorganisms)
rumen
large, fermentation vat
microorganisms
digest food, animal eats microorganisms and their products, can digest cellulose
puberty in goats
4-5 months
mating in goats
standing
ovulation in goats
spontaneous
gestation in goats
145-155 d
birth # in goats
twins
llama puberty
18-36 mo
mating in llama
kush (laying down)
ovulation in llamas
induced
gestation in llama
330-375 d
births in llama
singles
what kinds of breeders are goats
short day breeders, decreasing photoperiod causes breeding season
fungal infections in goats
ringworm, hoof root
other care in llamas
near to shear annually, some grooming, hoof/nail trim
berserk male syndrome (llamas/alpacas)
usually during breeding season and due to human imprinting (sees humans as opponent), will chest ram, bite, charge, stomp, scream, spit, fighting teeth
how to avoid berserk male syndrome
leave them alone for first few months and don’t bottle feed so the llama will imprint on other llamas and not on humans, neutering helps
goat negatives
horns and buck odor
fighting teeth
very sharp teeth in the back of a llamas mouth for fighting
when were alpacas first imported into the US
1984, about 100,000 today, brought for their hair
how much hair is produced by alpacas per years
5-10 lbs/year (lifespan 15-25 yrs)
why are alpacas so expensive
typical market for new animals, limited market for hair