Listen "Producer Spotlight: Alpaca Farming with Christian Davies & Dr. Rachel Friedrich"
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textThis month we sit down with Christian Davies (of C&M Acres Alpacas and Fiber Mill) and his veterinarian, Dr. Rachel Friedrich from Iowa State University's Veterinary Field Service. Christina and his wife, Michele, raise alpacas and operate a fiber mill in Maxwell, IA. Dr. Friedrich not only provides veterinary care for C&M Acres but also collaborates with Christian and Michele to curate camelid-specific clinical training opportunities for third and fourth year veterinary students. This episode is all about producers and veterinarians learning and working together!Resources discussed in this episode:American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners - Veterinarians and vet students join today! https://aasrp.org/Main/Main/Membership/Join-AASRP.aspx?hkey=6878474f-d347-4a79-bdbe-5a1896781821The Alpaca Owners Association: https://www.alpacainfo.com/Textbook: Veterinary Techniques for Llamas and Alpacas by DE Anderson, M Jones, & MD MiesnerTextbook: Llama and Alpaca Care by MS Cebra, A Tibary, LW Johnson, R Van Saun, & DE AndersonIf you or your organization would like to sponsor an episode of Baas and Bleats, please contact [email protected] to learn more.
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