Alpaca Features

• Can produce a natural fibre that is very soft to handle and lightweight to wear, which is always in demand by the fashion industry.
• Fleece has good thermal properties.
• Environmentally friendly because:
  - soft padded feet minimize damage to fragile soils.
  - they do not tend to ringbark trees
  - they require minimal chemical input [drenches or dipping]
  - the fleece processing requires less chemicals than other fibres.
• Adapt to a wide range of conditions and climates.
• Do not suffer from bloat, unlike other ruminants.
• Easily halter trained and mustered.
• No crutching or mulesing required.
• No footrot or flystrike.
• Dung in one area, reducing levels of internal parasites.
• Travel well in a float or van, sitting in a “kush” position.
• Can be used as herd protectors for sheep, goats and poultry.