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Do alpacas spit? |
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Alpacas occasionally spit at
each other as a result of a food dispute. They very rarely spit
at humans. |
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Can alpacas be kept with horses?
(goats? other livestock?) |
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Alpacas are smaller than horses
and cattle and are suseptible to injury. One swift kick from a horse
and an alpaca's bones can easily be broken. Probably the easiest
answer to this is: why risk it? |
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What factors influence fleece
quality? |
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Genetics, care, and diet. |
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Is an alpaca more valuable if
it has a bunch of blue ribbons? |
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No. What's valuable is an alpaca's
conformation, health, and it's fleece quantity and quality. Keep
in mind that show judging is subjective. There are, of course, many
quality alpacas that have won ribbons, but there are also many quality
alpacas who have never stepped foot inside a show ring. A logical
approach to assessing alpacas is to become accustomed to evaluating
their health, conformation and fleece quality. |
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