Care.pdf

Comprehensive Alpaca Record & Evaluation (CARE)
Compiled by Laura Coussens, Kissin' Coussens Alpacas (KCA), 2000
The CARE checklist is for recording pertinent information, including strengths andweaknesses, for the purpose of buying, selling and breeding alpacas. Theassistance of a qualified veterinarian is required to safely and accurately completethis evaluation. Related animals may be evaluated on their own CARE. Animalsmay also be re-evaluated as they mature. References are noted in parentheses,see section 15. Revisions will be available in the AOBA Library or by contacting KCA.
(Affix full fleece photo here) (Affix shorn photo here) 1. General Information
Registered name: _________________________________ Date: _____________Sex: _____________________________ DOB: ________________________________Microchip/Tattoo: _____________________ ARI no.: _______________________Country/state of birth: ________________________________________________Type: (Huacaya, Suri or cross): _________________________________________Color/markings: _______________________________________________________Breeder: ______________________________________________________________Owner/farm: __________________________________________________________Address: ______________________________________________________________Phone: ____________________________ Fax: _______________________________Email: _____________________________ Web site: _________________________Months/years at current residence: ___________________________________Type of housing: _____________________________________________________Companions (species/number): _______________________________________Previous sale price(s)/date(s): __________________________________________Previous owner(s)/date(s): _____________________________________________Full siblings/ARI nos.: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Veterinarian: ______________________________ Phone: ___________________ 2. Fiber [A44-84; H102-5; J; F; S]
Uniformity (consistency of length, fineness, crimp and color): _______ ________________________________________________________________________Staple length (_____mos. growth): _____________________________________Fineness: ______________________________________________________________Crimp style (shoulder, side and rump): ________________________________Luster: ________________________________________________________________Tensile strength: ______________________________________________________ Guard hair: ____________________________________________________________ Handle: _______________________________________________________________Lock formation: ______________________________________________________Coverage: _____________________________________________________________Weathering/dry tips: __________________________________________________Cotting/matting: ______________________________________________________Annual fleece weight (prime/total): ___________________________________Histograms (note: sex, age, diet, location of sample): _________________________________________________________________________________________Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Behavior [A26-42, 142, 173; M49-50, 54-55, 390; C37; J]
Temperament: ______________________________________________________Caught/haltered/lead easily? __________________________________________Aggressive to other animals or people? _____________________________Evidence of vices? ___________________________________________________Notes: _______________________________________________________________ 4. Diet [A126-138; M12-44; C33-39; J; V]
Type of pasture: ______________________________________________________Hay: ___________________________________________________________________Pellets: ________________________________________________________________Grains: ________________________________________________________________Vitamins and minerals: _______________________________________________Dietary changes/dates: ________________________________________________Notes: ________________________________________________________________ 5. Medical History [C41-2; A, M]
Weight at birth/1 mo./6 mos./1 yr./18 mos./2 yrs: ______________________________________________________________________________________________Full term/normal birth? _______________________________________________Began nursing @ (min./hrs.): _________________________________________IgG: ________ @ (hours/days): __________________________________________Transfused/date? _____________________________________________________Post-transfusion IgG/date? ____________________________________________Bottle fed/reason(s)? __________________________________________________Neutered/reason(s)? __________________________________________________Disease resistance: ____________________________________________________Thermoregulatory adaptability: ______________________________________Previous medical conditions/illnesses/prognoses: _____________________________________________________________________________________________Current medical conditions/illnesses/prognoses: ______________________________________________________________________________________________Injuries/surgeries/prognoses: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Vaccines (types and dates): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Dewormings (types and dates): _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Allergies? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Fecal exam(s)/dates: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Urinalysis: _____________________________________________________________Blood tests - Serum Chemistry: _______________________________________ CBC: _____________________________________________________ Thyroid: _________________________________________________ Trace elements: _________________________________________ Other: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Notes: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Locomotion [A85-6, 93; M70, 528-30; H104]
Gaits - Walk: ___________________________________________________________ Pace: __________________________________________________________ Trot: ___________________________________________________________ Gallop: _________________________________________________________ Do feet track in a straight line? _______________________________________Cross over at midline? ________________________________________________Free and flowing? ____________________________________________________Stiff or lame? _________________________________________________________Notes: ________________________________________________________________ 7. Physical Evaluation [A, M, C, V, S, J]
Height (34-40 in. adult): ________ Weight (105 lbs. min., shorn): ________Body condition (normal, thin, obese): ________________________________ Check: withers, between rear legs, behind elbow, chest, perineum.
Body temperature (99.5o F - 102o F, resting adult): ___________________Head - Symmetrical and wedge-shaped? ______________________________ Elongated/roman nose? _______________________________________ Fragile face? __________________________________________________ Wry face? _____________________________________________________ Cleft palate? ___________________________________________________ Abscesses? ____________________________________________________Nostrils - Air movement through both nostrils? ______________________ Discharge? __________________________________________________ Lips: __________________________________________________________________Tongue: ______________________________________________________________Dentition - Overshot/Undershot jaw? _________________________________ Lower incisors trimmed? _________________________________ Retained deciduous incisors? _____________________________ Canine (fighting) teeth erupted/trimmed: ________________ Cheek teeth (Molars/Premolars): ___________________________ Ears - Evidence of deafness (Increased visual acuity/tactile sensations; responds to loud noises by sensing herd dynamics): ____________ Spear shaped (normal)? _________________________________________ Long or short? __________________________________________________ Banana or pancake shaped? _____________________________________ Forward set ears? _______________________________________________ Curled/Fused? ___________________________________________________ Frostbitten? _____________________________________________________ Parasites? _______________________________________________________Eyes - Evidence of blindness? _________________________________________ Constricted pupil? ______________________________________________ Dilated pupil? __________________________________________________ Opacities? ______________________________________________________ Cataracts? ______________________________________________________ Persistent pupillary membrane? _______________________________ Ectropion/entropion? __________________________________________ Lacerations? ____________________________________________________ Tearing? ________________________________________________________ Iris color (brown, gray, mixed, blue): ___________________________Neck/Spine/Tail - Short or long neck? _________________________________ Throat latch: swelling? _______________________________ Scoliosis? _____________________________________________ Long or short back? _________________________________ Swayed or humped-back? ____________________________ Crooked tail/no tail? __________________________________Chest capacity - Deep with well sprung ribs? _________________________Hindquarters - Wide with a slight slope toward tail? __________________Tail set - Normal (sloped rump) or high (llama like): ___________________Legs - Knock kneed, bowed out at knee? _____________________________ Calf-kneed, buck-kneed? ________________________________________ Cocked ankle or down in fetlock? ______________________________ Base narrow or base wide? _____________________________________ Camped forward/camped behind? _____________________________ Post legged? ___________________________________________________ Cow-hocked? ___________________________________________________ Sickle-hocked, bowed legs? _____________________________________ Luxating patella? _______________________________________________ Contracted tendons? ___________________________________________ Short or long legged? __________________________________________Feet - Toenails straight and trimmed? ________________________________ Pads normal? ___________________________________________________ Toe in (pigeon toed)/toe out (splayed feet): ____________________ Syndactyly/polydactyly: _________________________________________Bone size - Large, average or small-boned: ____________________________Well-Muscled? _________________________________________________________Heart - Heart Rate: ____________________________________________________ Murmur? ______________________________________________________ Arrhythmia? ___________________________________________________Lungs - Respiratory rate: ______________________________________________ Abnormal sounds? ____________________________________________Skin - Pigmentation: __________________________________________________ Dermatitis, alopecia, external parasites, etc.: ___________________ _______________________________________________________________________Teats - four (normal), functional, normal sized for gender? ___________________________________________________________________________________Hernias - Umbilical? ___________________________________________________ Scrotal? ______________________________________________________Ulcers: ________________________________________________________________Notes: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Reproduction [A170-183, M381-429; C99-117, N]
Male - Testicles - Size (left, right): ______________________________________ Consistency (left, right): ______________________________ Cryptorchid/monorchid? _____________________________ Scrotal edema/nodules? ______________________________ History or signs of heat stress? _______________________ Epididymis (left, right): _________________________________________ Penis - Preputial adhesions? ____________________________________ Curvature? _____________________________________________ Semen evaluation? ____________________________________________ Preputial, urethral culture/results: _____________________________ Libido (weak or strong?): _______________________________________ Precopulatory behavior: _______________________________________ Copulatory behavior: ___________________________________________ Proper position/penetration? __________________________________ Bred/Impregnated first female (age): __________________________ Number of pregnancies confirmed: ____________________________ Number of viable cria produced: ______________________________ Number of cria in utero: _______________________________________ History of milk production: ____________________________________ Date last settled a female: ______________________________________Female - Current pregnancy status: ___________________________________ Date of last parturition: ______________________________________ Time between parturition and rebreeding: __________________ Date(s) bred: _________________________________________________ Breeding behavior: __________________________________________ Pregnancy determination method: __________________________ Due date: ____________________________________________________ Service sire/ARI no.: __________________________________________ First impregnated (age): _____________________________________ Number of pregnancies: _____________________________________ Number of viable cria produced: ____________________________ Dystocias: ____________________________________________________ Vulva - Vertical or horizontal? _______________________________ Discharge? ___________________________________________________ Clitoris - Prominent? _________________________________________ Intersexed? _________________________________________ Hymen - Present/absent? ____________________________________ Partial persistent hymen/tags? _____________________ Vaginal discharge? ___________________________________________ Vaginal cultures/results/treatments: _________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Cervix - opening normal? ____________________________________ Uterus - size (left horn/right horn): ___________________________ Ovaries - size (left/right): _____________________________________ Mammary secretions/swelling? ______________________________ History of milk production (incl. IgG): ________________________ Mothering ability: ___________________________________________ Notes: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Offspring [photos attached?]
Number of male and female offspring: ____________(m) / ____________(f)Names (reg. nos.): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Overall health: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Fiber characteristics/statistics: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Colors/Markings: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Number of male offspring gelded/reason: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________Number of female offspring culled/reason: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________Conformational faults: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Defects/abnormalities: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________Show record: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Sire [photo attached?]
Registered name: _____________________________________________________Reg. no.: ______________________ DOB: __________________________________Deceased? ________ Cause of death: __________________________________Height, weight, color, photo: _________________________________________ Sire/Reg. no.: __________________________________________________________Dam/Reg. no. : ________________________________________________________Fiber characteristics/statistics: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Conformational faults: ________________________________________________Temperament: ________________________________________________________History of milk production: ___________________________________________Abnormalities/Illnesses in sire? _______________________________________Number of pregnancies achieved: ____________________________________Number of viable cria produced (M/F): ________________________________Number of male offspring gelded/deceased (reason): ________________________________________________________________________________________Number of female offspring culled/deceased (reason): _______________________________________________________________________________________Show record: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Full siblings/Reg. nos.: ________________________________________________Notes: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Dam [photo attached?]
Registered name: _____________________________________________________Reg no.: ____________________ DOB: _____________________________________Deceased? _______ Cause of death: ___________________________________Height, weight, color, photo: _________________________________________Sire/Reg. no.: __________________________________________________________Dam/Reg. no.: _________________________________________________________Fiber characteristics/statistics: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Conformational faults: ________________________________________________Temperament: ________________________________________________________History of milk production: ___________________________________________Abnormalities/Illnesses in dam? _______________________________________Number of pregnancies? _____________________________________________Number of viable cria produced (M/F)? _______________________________Reabsorbtions/Abortions/Stillbirths? __________________________________Dystocias? ____________________________________________________________Number of male offspring gelded/deceased (reason): ________________________________________________________________________________________Number of female offspring culled/deceased (reason): _______________________________________________________________________________________Show record: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Full siblings/Reg. nos.: _________________________________________________Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Training [A139-143]
Halter: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Performance: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Loading/transporting: ________________________________________________Clicker: ________________________________________________________________TTeam: ________________________________________________________________Mallon: ________________________________________________________________Notes: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Shows/Awards/Promotions [H95-115]
Fleece: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Halter: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Performance: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Promotions/Advertising: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Other: ________________________________________________________________ 14. Additional documents (note if attached):
ARI certificate: ________________________________________________________ARI records: ___________________________________________________________Health/veterinary records: ____________________________________________Blood tests: ___________________________________________________________Progesterone reports: ________________________________________________Semen evaluation: ____________________________________________________Breeding record: _____________________________________________________Sales Contract: ________________________________________________________Breeding contract: ___________________________________________________Histogram reports: ___________________________________________________State Health Certificate: ______________________________________________References: ___________________________________________________________Other: ________________________________________________________________ 15. References:
A) The Alpaca Book (E. Hoffman/Fowler)M) Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids (Fowler) C) Caring for Llamas and Alpacas (C. Hoffman/Asmus)
N) Llama and Alpacas Neonatal Care (Smith/Timm/Long)
V) Veterinary Lama Field Manual (Evans)
S) Secrets of the Andean Alpaca - The Field Guide (Krieger)
H) ALSA Handbook (2000, Alpaca and Llama Show Association, Inc.)
J) The Alpaca Registry Journal - Spring 1999 (ARI, Inc.)
F) 2000 Clip Care Manual (AFCNA, Inc.)

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