Links
AlpacaInfo.com - the national alpaca organization has information for those new to the industry, joining provides access to the library, show schedule, show results, veterinarians nationwide. Back issues of Alpacas Magazine are also available for purchase.
New Mexico Alpaca Breeders.com
the Alpaca Registry - the national registry organization is a data base for all the registered alpacas in the United States. The data base contains information regarding offspring of each animal, color, gender, sire and dam, and the registration number of each animal.
References
"Llama and Alpaca Neonatal Care", Bradford B. Smith DVM,PhD, Karen Timm, DVM, PhD, Patrick O. Long, DVM
"Medicine and Surgery of the South American Camelid", Murray Fowler, DVM
"Veterinary Lama Field Manual" #2, Norman Evans, DVM
"The Field Guide", Maggie and Richard Krieger (assessing fiber characteristics and conformation)
"The International Alpaca Handbook", Ian Watt order online at www.alpacahandbook.com
Alpacas Magazine
The Camelid Quarterly