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Mating Management Of Your Llama Herd
Mating Management Of Your Llama Herd - By Jane Vaughan BVSc PhD MACVSc
This document discusses the mating habits and anatomy of female llamas.
MATING STRATEGY FOR YOUR FEMALES
Camelids are often regarded as less fertile than other domestic livestock. This is not true! At least 50 % of matings between fertile machos and hembras result in pregnancy, comparable rates to sheep, cattle and goats. However, there is a tendency for llama owners to focus on females that fail to conceive because of their individual value and persevere with attempts to get them pregnant. This is in comparison with other domestic livestock where females that fail to conceive after 3 matings are removed from the gene pool by culling....
Download: Llama Mating Management 2004.pdf
More Information can be found at Jane Vaughn's website here
Or e-mail vaughan@ava.com.au
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