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    Continued Development of Artificial Insemination Technology in Alpacas

    The outcomes were an optimum method for semen collection and AI of alpacas under Australian conditions, the education of alpaca breeders in the benefits of using AI technology in their own herds to hasten improvement of fibre quality, and the production of a manual that can be used by small ruminant artificial breeding centres and practising veterinary practitioners to provide commercial AI programs to alpaca breeders.

    Factors associated with low vitamin D status of Australian alpacas

    Vitamin D was low in late winter and high in summer. plasma vitamin D concentrations increased with age, were higher in alpacas with light fleeces than in those with dark fleeces and were also higher in the Suri than in the Huacaya breed.