Do you know how many kinds of alpacas there are?

Alpaca is a particularly lovely animal and a high-value agricultural breeding project. In the process of raising alpacas, reasonable feeding management should be carried out according to their living habits. Let's take a look at alpaca varieties and various alpaca pictures.

First, alpaca varieties

1, Suli alpaca: Suli alpaca has unique wool fiber characteristics, camel hair is not only slender, but also silky, drooping evenly and supple, like curly long hair, with locks and locks. High-quality Suri wool has a strong luster, which will shine in the sun and feel like silk. Camel hair fiber contains little pith, good hand feeling and high gloss, and its fiber structure does not contain scales, which is more suitable for worsted fabric processing. Suli alpacas are quite rare in the world, and white alpacas are even rarer. There are only more than 100000 in the world. In 2000, there were less than 30 in the United States, 500 in Australia and less than 30 in New Zealand. Suli alpaca wool has cashmere-like softness, silky luster, strong warm-keeping function and durability, and is suitable for dyeing in many colors. Can be used for: high-end men's and women's fashion, coats, sweaters and exhibits, as well as professional indoor fabrics and textiles.

2. Huacayo alpaca: Huacayo alpaca is the main alpaca species in the world, accounting for 94% of the world's total. Huacayo alpaca fluff is easier to process; Huakayo cashmere can be divided into many grades. Because of the curl of cashmere, Huacayo alpaca looks like a round animal, giving people a fluffy feeling. Huacayo alpaca wool is similar to merino wool, but it feels softer and can be compared with cashmere. Huakayo fluff is widely used in various fiber processing industries, which is most suitable for fine suit fabrics, as well as knitted garments, blankets, knits and blended yarns with other natural fibers. Huacayo alpaca wool is the most popular raw material source of alpaca fabric in the world today.

3. Alternative species: A lovely Macey alpaca' Black and White' was successfully born in the new exhibition area of Hangzhou Zoo on 20 13- 10-25. The little guy is very cute and inherits the "coat color" of his parents. The hair on its trunk is black, like mother; The hair on the neck, forehead, nose and chin is white, like its father. After the official Weibo of Hangzhou Zoo sent this lovely picture, netizens exclaimed: "Wow, the panda in the alpaca!" Some netizens said it was black and white like Oreo cookies.

Second, feeding and cooking.

One acre of grassland can raise as many as 10 alpacas, and they will not uproot grass or other plants, so they are considered more suitable for pasture farming than most livestock. Alpacas can be farmed as long as there are specific pastures and hay in winter. Orchard is a good choice. In fact, most breeders will feed some feed, and pregnant or alpaca-carrying female camels will naturally enjoy this treatment. Insecticide pills or pesticides should be fed every 30 days, and most breeders will also add some minerals, because these drugs can effectively ensure that the helminth content in each alpaca is moderate.