Roblin Review in Roblin, Manitoba

Peruvians boost alpaca birth rates through research program

Led by Dr. Victor Leyva, Peruvian researchers with International Development and Research Centre support show farmers in the Nanoa highlands how to raise alpaca birth rates from 42–45 percent to about 60 percent by separating pregnant females and improving grazing. They also recommend weaning at seven to eight months and an anti baldness formula, plus rotating dormideros to protect grasslands. The project faces civil strife and past terrorist attacks on Leyva’s La Raya station, while plans aim to breed cattle for more wool and better pastures with legumes and Falaris grass.