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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Llama and Alpaca Management in Germany—Results of an Online Survey among Owners on Farm Structure, Health Problems and Self-Reflection
Beteiligte:
Neubert, Saskia;
von Altrock, Alexandra;
Wendt, Michael;
Wagener, Matthias Gerhard
Erschienen:
MDPI AG, 2021
Erschienen in:
Animals, 11 (2021) 1, Seite 102
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.3390/ani11010102
ISSN:
2076-2615
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Beschreibung:
An online survey of llama and alpaca owners was used to collect data on the population, husbandry, feeding, management measures and health problems. A total of 255 questionnaires were evaluated. In total, 55.1% of the owners had started keeping South American camelids within the last six years. The majority managed small farms with fewer than 15 animals (66.4% of 250 farms). More than half of the participants stated that they kept the camelids as hobby animals (64.3%), although they used them for wool production (55.7%) and/or for breeding (51.8%). Vaccination and deworming were carried out on more than 80% of the farms. The most common diseases occurring on the farms were endo- and ectoparasites. A total of 55.3% of the owners estimated their own knowledge of South American camelids as good, 14.5% as very good. In contrast, more than half of the owners agreed little or not at all with the statement that veterinarians generally have sufficient knowledge about South American camelids. Further research is needed to include veterinarians’ perspectives and thus optimise animal husbandry.