Authors:
John and Susan Merrell
Gateway Farm Alpacas, Scio, Oregon, United States

Date of Publication:
unknown

Publication:
Gateway Farm Alpacas

Excerpt:
Much of the United States is an ancient sea bed. This makes those areas, and the sand floored barn prime areas for the alpaca to ingest sand. Horses, cows, alpacas and probably goats and sheep can all suffer or die from sand ingestion. Sand colic is easy to control in the alpaca once the danger is acknowledged and the symptoms are recognized.

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