Why are alpacas called grass-mud horses? What are its feeding skills?

Alpaca is the most famous animal on the Internet, and the price is very expensive. It is also affectionately known as "grass-mud horse". So do you know why alpacas are called grass-mud horses? What skills do you need to master in raising alpacas? Let's take a look at it.

Why alpacas are called grass-mud horses

The editor read a lot of answers on the Internet, which are all nonsense. In fact, the grass mud horse is ridiculed and translated according to its English name, its English name grass (grass) mud (mud) horse (horse), the grass mud horse is the result of alpaca Chinglish translation, although the name homonym is very much like a dirty word, but this is a lovely and docile animal and has no other special meaning!

2. Breeding skills of alpaca

1. Feeding skills

When raising alpaca, we should choose the site of the farm in a place with good ventilation, quiet environment and plenty of sunshine, manage its numbering at the initial stage of breeding, and do a good job of deworming measures regularly, when the female alpaca is pregnant, try to avoid making them feel pressure from the outside world. When raising alpacas, we should also pay attention to the immune work of alpacas, because there are not many kinds of diseases easily infected by alpacas, reasonable and effective measures can reduce the incidence and improve the economic benefits of farmers.

2. The choice of site

As I just said, alpaca sheds should be built in places with good ventilation, adequate light and sanitation. In South America, for example, alpaca sheds are designed to protect against strong winds and cold, even though alpacas are highly resistant to cold. When summer comes, alpacas are extremely resistant to high temperatures. So ventilate and cool down.

3. Number the alpaca

When raising cattle, sheep, alpacas and other animals, because each one looks alike, we need to number them. If you only have a few, you can name it. When numbering, you should avoid the blood vessels on the ear, then disinfect the ear area that is about to be punched with iodine, and finally hang the label on the alpaca ear.

4. Deworming

A large number of parasites will absorb a large number of nutrients of camel hair, thus affecting the quality of camel hair. In order to reduce the possibility of damage to alpaca hair, alpaca hair should be disinfected regularly, and medicine bath can be used for disinfection. All kinds of parasites attached to alpaca hair can be killed by drug soaking, and can also be sterilized by injecting deworming needle into alpaca body.

5. Shearing

Alpaca hair is the economic product of alpaca. So we should take some preparatory measures before shearing, such as ensuring that alpaca hair is clean and pollution-free. Before preparing for shearing, you need to place it in a clean, pollution-free circle without water and food for about four hours. If the white alpaca hair is soiled inadvertently, it can not be made into dyed textiles, and more attention should be paid in daily life to avoid polluting the wool.

The above is the alpaca breeding skills brought to you by the editor of Tuliu.com. If you want to raise alpacas well, you must learn more than that. After understanding these key points, you should also check some relevant information and ask some relevant technical personnel, so as to prevent losses caused by inadequate preparation. I hope this issue will be helpful to you, so I'll see you next time.