Different groups of animals will have different nutritional requirements. - Always ensure that there is enough grazing. If there is not, and especially in winter months, the animals should be offered hay or haylage.
- There must be a constant supply of fresh, clean drinking water.
- Heavily pregnant and lactating females and other animals also require a supplement concentrate feed during the winter months. When feeding concentrate, ensure that the food is suitable and offered in the correct quantities to meet your animals’ nutritional requirements.
- Feeding of sugar beet in the winter is a good source of energy.
- Don't use haynets because animals could get their heads caught and hang.
- Be aware that a number of plants are poisonous to alpacas and steps should be taken to ensure that they are removed from paddocks. For details of the effects of various poisonous plants and a list of a number of common ones that can harm alpacas, click here.
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