Some alpacas that fail to producce enough to fiber to cover the cost of their hay end up at Linda Hayes' llama and alpaca rescue outside Carbondale, Colo. Known for their calm temperaments and soft ...

The genetic improvement of alpaca fibre has emerged as a vital discipline at the crossroads of animal breeding and textile innovation. Research in this field seeks to elucidate the genetic ...

UNITY, Maine (WABI) - The common person would never think about what an Alpaca could do. The fleece of these gentle and sometimes quirky animals produces sustainable clothing. For 20 years the owners ...

Two weeks before Ian Lutz and Jennifer Croft graduated from Woodstock Union High School, they did what many seniors do — they randomly hooked up. “It was just a fling,” Lutz recalls. But the ...

SOUTH STRAFFORD, Vt. — Generous federal tax benefits and high prices for breeding stock have helped boost the alpaca industry in the United States, and breeders now hope to build up the herd and ...

[imgbelt img=Two+alpacas.jpg]Alpaca ranching has been touted as a great investment, especially for retirees. But rapidly declining sales prices mean the bubble may have burst, leaving rescue ...

Area farms will be open to show off animals for National Alpaca Farm Days. Patrick DiGirolamo, owner of Falls Edge Farm in Benton, holds Apollo, a female alpaca that was born Sept 18. Clark Van ...

“Super Sale, Female Alpacas for $1000,” the ads proclaimed, in all caps. The offer was 90 percent off the animals’ original purchase price, the owners claimed. Males could be had for just $200 a head.