Alpacas – new type of breeding in Poland. Part IV. Birth

Most births occur from spring to fall...

Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) are classified as South American camelids. Alpacas are bred mainly for their fleece, which is much warmer and more pleasant to the touch than sheep's fleece (1, 2)...

Alpacas are small, gentle animals, bred and kept mainly as suppliers of high-quality wool, as well as for agritourism, recreation and alpaca therapy...

According to the current taxonomy, the alpaca species belongs to the order of cloven-hoofed ungulates, suborder camel-shaped, the camelid family, and genus Vicugna...

My visits to Peru and the USA have made me feel particularly close to alpacas whose roots go back to their homeland...

In 2009, Poland was declared a country free from bovine tuberculosis...