Survey of current UK alpaca husbandry practices: Vaccination, treatment and supplementation.

Background: The popularity of alpacas in the UK is increasing, with the British Alpaca Society (BAS) estimating that there are currently 45,000 registered alpacas and a further 15,000 unregistered alpacas. This research set about to investigate what husbandry procedures are currently undertaken on alpacas in the UK.

Methods: An online survey of 47 questions was created using Jisc and was available for 4.