Alpacas and Llamas What makes a good livestock animal? Many things are to be considered when choosing a livestock animal. Every animal is raised for different reasons. Llamas and Alpacas are some examples of livestock animals. While llamas and alpacas seem similar, they have many differences. Llamas are slightly bigger than alpacas and have many physical differences. Other than physical differences, llamas and alpacas have different purposes. Both animals are good livestock animals to raise, but which one is better? Based on the animal 's purpose, disposition, maintenance, cost, and behavior, an alpaca makes a better livestock animal than a llama. One way to compare alpacas to llamas is by their purpose of being raised. When choosing …show more content…
Alpacas are known to be a follower, whereas a llama is more of a leader. Alpacas can be skittish and get spooked easily. Usually an alpaca does not come directly up to you to be fed or pet, but if you raise them when they are young they will get comfortable with you and trust you. Because alpacas are so skittish, they make easy prey for predators. Llamas are the opposite when it comes to their personality. Llamas will come up to you and let you touch them. Llamas are also pack leaders meaning they look out for their herd and other animals. Llamas are also independent. If you want to get one llama, the llama would live fine on its own. An alpaca is a herd animal. If you want to get an alpaca, you would need to have more than one alpaca.
The maintenance of an alpaca or llama is a big part in owning a livestock animal. You want to make sure you get an animal that fits your daily routine and schedule. If you do not have time to thoroughly take care of a certain animal, it would be best to invest in a different animal. You need the basics of raising an animal which are to feed the animal, give it water, and have the proper space for the animal. Alpacas are rather simple to take care of. Not much grooming is needed, but they need to be sheared once a year. Llamas are almost the same as alpacas, but llamas need to be brushed once in a while. If an alpaca is brushed, it can ruin their fur.the grooming and maintenance of these animals is not
Why did cattle ranching develop on the Great Plains? Cattle ranching developed on the Great Plains because vast fortunes were made. The cattle industry was based on some very important factors which were wild cattle, wild horses, and grass. These factors made cattle ranching very profitable, but however, for the cattle barons the bonanza didn’t last forever. In the North the market for beef was growing huge, and that meant ranching was a good way to live.
PETA’s main principle is that “Animals are not ours to consume, wear, experiment on, or for the use of our entertainment.” In layman’s terms, animals should be able live their lives without interference from humans.
UW Fond Du Lac, I feel, is the best school for me. I want to go into animal services which enables me to help the one thing that I have loved all my life. Being in this profession I will be able to continue doing what I love and that's protecting those animals who don't have a voice or get the chance to live a life full of love and happiness.
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There are two common descriptions of how the Chupacabra looks like. One being: The most common description of the chupacabra is that of a reptile-like creature, said to have leathery or scaly greenish-gray skin and sharp spines or quills running down its back. It is said to be approximately three to four feet (1 to 1.2 m) high, and stands and hops in a fashion similar to that of a kangaroo (S.Wagner, 2007). And two being: Another less common description of the chupacabra is of a strange breed of wild dog] This form is mostly hairless and has a pronounced spinal ridge, unusually pronounced
Animal rights are another issue we are facing right now. There are many who believe that they have no rights, others say that they have the same rights as humans and others are in the middle of these two extremes issues. The topic is very complex because if animals have rights which one are those since the only way to protect them is by regulating them on how are they are treated or how can they be used. Animals are used in many ways such as food, medicine, research, cosmetics, cloth and sport among many other ways. Many who believe that the reason animals have no rights is because of the lack perception where they don’t feel or have pain like humans. There is no doubt that animals feel pain or pleasure and just for that reason they have rights, some people say. On the other hand, we cannot compare animals to humans because they are indeed different and for that reason, they cannot have the same rights. For example, animals can’t vote.
Some similarities between the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca is in their social class they all have nobles, and between the Mayan and Aztec they both had commoners, serfs, and slaves in their social system. But they have differences such as the Inca Sapa Inca, royalty, and ayllu in their social system, and in all the tribes men and women differ by girls having more housework than men, and men have more outside work then the
There are three different things I will be comparing and contrasting. The Mayans, The aztec, and finally, the Inca. They are very similar, But they also have their differences. They were all in the same tribe at one point, but they all split up into different tribes.
Llamas and alpacas are furry animals that are native to South America. They are two different types of animals, but they are related. Both have long necks and bodies. They also have large eyes and pointed ears. However, llamas are bigger in size. Llamas can be up to six feet tall and 450 pounds.
Of all the things that this week’s lesson could have begun with the strange description of how cattle are being humanely slaughtered in large commercial slaughterhouses was a huge surprise.
Finally, the Incas conquered a city and proceeded to name it Cuzco. These three cities were basically the rock of succession for the three empires and surely enough it helped the, get to where they got. Another similarity is the fact that they all had a very strong army and their warriors played a huge role in land conquering and in the social classes of the people. The Mayans first of all could not have started their successful civilization without the immense work of the warriors. This led them to conquer so much land especially the Yucatan Peninsula. The Aztecs also used the warriors’ power to conquer land such as the Valley of Mexico. Finally, the Andes Mountains from modern day Peru to Chile would have never been captured without the warriors help. The reason the warriors would have so much power was because they used all the manpower they could because the warriors would receive land back at home waiting for them and their family for their hard work. Now, going back to the other hand, a huge difference they had was the way they ruled which I mentioned before. The Mayans and Aztecs both had the idea of a political system as dividing the empire into a bunch of city-states and assigning a leader for each one. Now, as for the Incas, they had an overall leader that was supposed to be the son of the Sun God. He would control the entire empire and make decisions for all the Incas. When this leader would die,
Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is a disease that can affect both male and female cats and is a condition that affects bladder function. This disease is most common in tomcats and it can lead to serious complications and even death if left untreated. It is unknown exactly what causes this condition to occur in cats, but many veterinary professionals believe that stress is one of the biggest contributing factors. For example, if a cat has recently moved into a new house and is no longer allowed outside, this could possibly lead to stress-induced FLUTD.
Liliana is a veterinarian from Chile, recently graduated from the Master of Science in Environmental Conservation from University of Wisconsin Madison. She has professional experience working in wildlife toxicology, behavioral ecology, and human-wildlife conflict in central Chile. She has worked monitoring puma (Puma concolor) populations in rural and protected areas of Central Chile. She has also conducting interviews to livestock owners in order to assess livestock depredation and attitudes toward pumas.
In addition to products like wools, fleeces, yarn and hand knitted items they can use the llamas and alpacas for transport which can carry some goods, they can also sell their meat in some areas and also these can be used as guard for livestock.
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