The Alpaca Journal
Mike and Kids

Alpaca Journal

Volume 2, Issue 1
Thursday, November 30, 2006
NEW RELEASE: ALPACA GESTATION CALCULATOR

    Alpacas.com has added another breeder tool to the website: a pregnancy calculator.

For anyone who has ever drawn a blank when calculating the due date of a bred female, we have created a tool to solve the problem. Click here, enter your breeding date, and the answer appears.

    The gestation period for alpacas is generally from 315 to 370 days; it averages 355 days. This is a much wider variable than for most species. The time of year at which mating occurs can affect the gestation period. Longer pregnancies occur after spring matings and shorter ones can occur with fall matings.

I hope you find the tool to be useful.

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