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Alpaca Glossary

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Updated 2026-10-02By the Dreamcatcher Alpacas editorial team

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Abomasum Acidosis ADF Agouti Agritourism Alarm call Altiplano AOA Appaloosa ARI Average fiber diameter (AFD)

B

Bay black Beans BEW Biosecurity Blanket Blend Body condition score (BCS)Bottle baby Bottle jaw Breeding stock

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C1, C2, C3 Camelid CDT Chaccu Coefficient of variation (CV)Colostrum Comfort factor Conformation Cotted fleece Cria Cria coat Crimp Crude protein (CP)Cud

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Dam Density Dental pad DNA verification Dry matter (DM)Dung pile Dust bath Dystocia

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FAMACHA Fecal egg count (FEC)Felting Fiber Fiber animal Fighting teeth Fleece Fleece show Fleece weight Free-choice mineral

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Gelding Gestation Guard hair

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Halter class Halter training Hand Handspinner Hay analysis Heat stress index Herd behavior Herdsire Huacaya Huarizo Humming

I

IgG Induced ovulator

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L

Lanolin Lateral recumbency Livestock guardian dog (LGD)Lock Luster

M

Macho Maiden Medullation Meningeal worm Micron (µm)Mill Mini-mill

N

NDF Neonate NSC

O

Orgle Orphan cria

P

Pack animal Paddock Pads Pasture rotation Pedigree Pellets PI animal Pinto Placenta Prime fleece

Q

Quarantine Quechua

R

Registry Rose grey Roving

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Seconds Shearing Show ring Skirting Spin-off Spit test Spitting Staple Sternal recumbency Stocking rate Sunbathing Suri

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TDN Tender fiber Third eyelid Three-sided shelter Toenails Tui Tuxedo

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V

Vegetable matter (VM)Vicuña

W

Weaning Wether Withers Woven wire fence

Y

Yarn weight Yearling

Z

Zinc-responsive dermatosis