Author:
Chris Leach
New Zealand Alpacas Limited, Waitara, New Zealand

Date of Publication:
April 2004

Publication:
New Zealand Alpaca Magazine, April 2004, p. 31

Excerpt:
Gastrointestinal worms are by far the most prevalent of the internal parasites that can affect alpacas. Stomach worms are common place, and it is likely that the majority of animals in your herds will have a number of worms and worm eggs, particularly if you have other classes of stock sharing the same
paddocks. A regular worming program will reduce the numbers of worms present and will prevent the problems associated when the numbers multiply and become too great a burden for an animal.

There are, however, a few other internal parasites that are less common but can adversely affect alpacas and other classes of stock. To date we have discussed intestinal worms and there is one more parasite of note that can on occasion reside in the intestinal tract of an alpaca and that is the Tapeworm or Cestode.

Read the rest of the article:  Internal Parasites in Alpacas: Part 2