Classical MileEnd Paris triumphed at the Royal Bath & West Show  winning  Supreme Champion Huacaya. This follows the Devon County  Show where he was also Supreme Champion and the SWAG Spring Show [...]

by Peter & Jacquie Watson, South West Alpacas “The more you learn, the more there is to learn”.  We have discovered the fundamental truth of this saying over the last [...]

  Colostrum differs markedly from milk in its composition. It is high in protein (mainly immunoglobulins (Igs)), low in fat, low in carbohydrates and higher in minerals and vitamins than [...]

Pisco Sour is the most important cocktail for the Peruvians and Chileans and a source of some irritation as both countries claim it as their own. If you want to [...]

  The Argonaut Project is the name of the BAS project to be launched in 2009 to provide breeders with an objective way to select stud males, one that is [...]

Pacovicuna – a cross between the alpaca and the vicuna – is viewed by some in Peru as an animal that could have huge potential commercial value. However not everyone [...]

  Julie Taylor-Browne Camelidynamics Practitioner2   When we take our alpacas to a show we are probably asking the most we are ever likely to ask from them. They are [...]

Peter Aitken BVSc MRCVS     Alpacas are subject to infestation with a number of intestinal parasites common to both Sheep and Cattle. Along with these they are also subject [...]

The spread of Bluetongue 8 across some parts of Europe has been fast and furious this autumn with two other serotypes 1 and 6 now present. Post import testing in [...]

  Given the recent emergence of several infectious diseases in the UK and the unknown effects of these diseases on South American Camelids, it seems prudent that camelid breeders take [...]

Slow Food began in Italy in 1986, with the foundation of its forerunner organization, Arcigola, to resist the opening of a McDonald’s in one of the most beautiful areas of [...]