Lama Glama Gazette: Issue 2 Vol 1 2018
Contents: Committee update, What sort of ruminant is a llama, Member profile: Lynn Barrett
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Lama Glama Gazette: Issue 1 Vol 1 2018
Contents: 2018 AGM and Gathering a success! Promoting the NZ Llama, Quick synopsis about Facial Eczema in Llamas, The Big Question: Why own a llama?
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2018 AGM Minutes
Minutes of the 2018 Annual General Meeting New Zealand Llama Association Inc (Incorporation No: 1427864) The 15th Annual General Meeting of the NZ Llama Association was held at The Manakau Community Hall Manakau, Levin, at 1.30pm, May 5th, 2018. In the absence of the...
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Seasons Greetings
Best wishes of the season to all llama folk in New Zealand. Enjoy your holiday and time with family and travel safely. And don’t forget to take a supply of carrots down to your llamas on Xmas Day. Many thanks to all those who contributed to the...
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Camelid Dermatology by Dr. Corey Regnerus
Camelids on their own are a bit of a mystery to most veterinarians, not including approaching diagnostics of dermatological cases in them. Dr. Tayler from Perdue University published a great synopsis of common causes of skin issues in New World Camelids, as well as...
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Llama Stocking Rates
This time of the year, when it is cold, wet and the days are short, is a good time to look at the paddocks and decide on stocking levels for the coming year. It is so easy to see the abundant grass in Spring or Autumn and add more stock or do more matings...
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For the llove of llamas
Country Life 9:40 pm on 15 September 2017 A large herd of llamas live on Keith Payne's 30-hectare hill property tucked into the secluded Blythe Valley in North Canterbury. His is one of only two guanaco studs outside South America. Several of...
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What Exactly is a Ccara Llama?
When I commenced my research into the history of llamas a number of years ago, I was at first surprised that the word for llama in both Quechua and Aymara is “KARA”. As the indigenous people did not have a written language, this was expressed in english by...
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A Day in the Life of a Wild Llama
He didn’t have a name, but if a name had been appropriate he would be called Pacha Kuyuy, the Quechua word for earthquake. An hour after he was born, a mighty quake had rattled through the Andes. That was 8 years ago. Today he had been awake, on alert, for...
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Newsletter August 2017
A big hello to everyone all over New Zealand, I trust winter has been kind to you. I can sense it is beginning to weaken and the warmer weather this week should hopefully be testament to the coming of spring. But do not reduce your vigilance in regard to...
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