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Glossary Index
All terms and definitions are courtesy of Shagbark Ridge Llamas.
- Abcess
- Aggressive Behavior
- Alfalfa, feeding
- Alopecia
- Anemia
- Angular Limb Deformity
- Belly Ache
- Beserk Male Syndrome
- Blue Eyes
- Choking
- Coanal Atresia
- Coccidiosis
- Colic
- Color Genetics
- Conjunctivitis
- Cria Care & Nursing Problems
- Cria Emergency Warming
- Cud
- Cyclopia
- Deafness
- Deworming
- Diatomaceous Earth
- Digestive System
- Drooping Eyelid
- Elephant Skin
- Epe (Eperythrozoonosis)
- Eye Infection
- Fescue
- Fighting Teeth
- Foaming Mouth
- Follicles
- Genetics
- GnRH - Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
- Hair Loss
- Hand Spinning
- Hay
- Heat Stress
- IgG
- Leptospirosis
- LH - Luteinizing Hormone
- Lice
- Lump On Jaw
- Mad Cow Disease
- Mange
- Megaesophagus
- Meningeal Worm
- Mites
- Parasites
- Pastern
- Pasture
- Poisonous Plants
- Regurgitation
- Ringworm
- Rumination
- Ryegrass Staggers
- Slobbering
- Snakebite
- Staggering/Stiffness
- Sudan Grass
- Tipped Ears
- Toenails
- Torsion
- Urine Scald
- Urolithiasis
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uterine Torsion
- Vaccinations
- Weeds In Pastures
- West Nile Virus
- Wool Break
- Worming
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Alfalfa, feeding
Most vets recommend feeding a good quality, dust free grass hay, 10-12% protein. Alfalfa is thought to be too rich for alpacas and too high in protein. When feeding alfalfa, it is possible to upset the calcium/phosphorous balance - especially during the first year of the crias life when bone development is so crucial. Urine scald from the high acid content of alfalfa has also been experienced. Some breeders have also experienced a blocked ureter in male alpacas from calcium deposits attributed to feeding alfalfa. A constant diet of alfalfa definitely puts unwanted weight on llamas/alpacas and this form of malnutrition also can be the cause of many breeding, birthing, milking, and general health problems.
