Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Calving, part 1


So what is the partition?

It is one of the most important tasks of the alpaca calendar, by producing the birth of new offspring.

The number of offspring obtained depends capitalization flock to have new replacements, and make a better selection of reporductores both males and females, as well as performing a more planned out.






Main problems

Generally at the community level (farmers and small producers), encontramo alpaca herds with males and females together throughout the year, resulting in matings and births occur without contorl in any era.

Most herds in paricoin period (January to March) found pregnant mothers, some with calves of different ages and both male breeding alpacas, llamas and sheep. In these conditions it is difficult to track in the management and health of the herd.

Other times, Mahos looking for females in heat, run over to the offspring, causing them trauma or injury that can cause death. Males is common that are bothering you or trying to cover females that are calving.

Most producers do not know the different attentions should give the mother and the new cria. For these reasons die approximately half of the offspring.

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