Light Livestock Equipment

Light Livestock Equipment
By AuSable Valley Alpacas
Supplier of high quality, lighter weight livestock equipment
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Last Updated: October 03, 2008

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Alpaca Shearing 101 DVD
DVD Cover Presented by Matt Best of Best Shearing Service	Matt has been a professional shearer for 30 years starting with sheep and now alpacas Jay Ward of LLE $69

Outline of presentation
Tools of the Trade	Equipment Combs and cutters Shearing handpieces Maintenance Proper restraint & release Shearing demonstration	Hands On Learning

Alpaca Care DVD This DVD covers many different subjects and was filmed for over 2 years to get the best possible footage. The shearing and birth portions are particularly comprehensive. These DVDs also make great gifts for your new customers! This alpaca DVD will actually save you a lot of money by helping you avoid costly beginner's mistakes! $89
DVD Chapters (Topics:)
Labor and delivery You will see the dam, 9 days before the birth, 3 days before the birth, in early labor through delivery of the placenta & beyond.		Worming We show you how to give shots sub cue, I.M. in chutes, against the fence, or even on un-haltered, loose alpacas.
Trimming Toenails We show how to trim your alpaca's toenails.		Shearing Equipment We show you how to assemble, adjust and use cutters and shearers and talk about which ones are best to use.
Alpaca Shearing Expert shearing with voice over narration on how to do each part of the alpaca and avoid ruining the fleece with second cuts.		Alpaca Breeding We show you how to behavior test females and make sure you have a good breeding.
Cria Birth We show three newborn cria in this movie including one premature, one normal and one larger & stronger than normal.		Nursing We explain what happens and show you how the dam and cria "find" their way to successful nursing and tell you What Not to Do!
Cria Care We show you how to dip umbilical cord, weigh cria and track their progress.		Trimming Teeth We explain why and how to trim teeth and/or "fighting teeth" of your alpacas.
Drawing Blood We show how we draw blood for DNA or progesterone testing.		Fields, Hay, Feeding We also talk about hay feeders & mineral feeding.

Here is an un-solicited testimonial from a recent customer, Becky Phillips of Peaceful Valley Alpacas in Minnesota peacefulvalleyalpacas@northlc.com

"It's fun, entertaining, and informative. I felt we were back on your farm. We will be watching it over and over until we can get all that you were showing. One time just isn't enough to get all the information you have to offer."

Here are some comments from customer, Tara Beatty of Yellow Rose of Virginia Alpacas "You all did a GREAT job on the video.
... terrific, great, educational, yet entertaining."
Tara also commented on how useful it was to see our footage of a llama with neurological damage caused by Meningeal worm and how using Kate McKelvie's method of giving worming shots helped her to do her own more efficiently. She wrote:
"I decided last night to go in alone and do it like the other Kate. And guess what? I got the shot in! That was followed by a victory dance."