» Nutritional affects on progesterone levels in pregnant and none pregnant females

This research is being conducted by Dr. Isaac Bott and Dr. Mohammed Tibary. The objective of this research is two fold: 1) To determine what affect of body condition on progesterone levels once pregnant, and 2) what affect does eating pattern have on daily progesterone levels.

» Scalable Manure Methane Digester for Alpaca Producers

We have received an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant from USDA to examine a scalable on-farm manure digestion. The object of this study is to gather information and build a methane digester that is sized for the number of animals on any given alpaca farm. The methane can then be captured and used as a gas source or to run a generator to produce electricity.

» Compartment 1 (C1) Digestion Characteristics

The objective of this project is to determine the digestion characteristics of teh camelid compartment 1. At present there is no information on want affect diet has on C1 characteristics (pH, mathane and carbon dioxide gas production, and rates of digestion). During this study we are looking at the affects of various feeds on the C1 dynamics. We will have results soon from this study.

If you would like to donate to The Camelid Center and support any of these projects we would greatly appreciate your contribution. All proceeds go directly to the research, it will not be used for administrative costs.