CASTRATION TECHNIQUE FOR LLAMAS

Llamas and alpakas have gained and maintained popularity in the United States and Europe. Castration is the most common surgical procedure p erformed on llamas. It decreases the number of undesirable genetic cha racteristics, reduces the risk of behavioral problems such as aggressi on, allows males and females to run together without fear of unwanted pregnancy. In the following we will describe two methods of castrating a llama.