The industry has grown over the years the following table outlines the growth in the
number of animals and members in recent years.
| Year |
Animals |
Members |
| 1997 |
16,835 |
1,200 |
| 1998 |
21,511 |
1,450 |
| 1999 |
25,898 |
1,600 |
| 2000 |
32,609 |
1,872 |
| 2001 |
33,300 |
1,737 |
| 2005 |
56,980 |
2377 |
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY VISITS
This year we had over 100 university students visit our farm, over two weekends, to
gain practical alpaca mangement skills as a component of the Melobourne University Animal
Sciences Course.
These visits follow a 1 hour lecture on alpacas Chris conducts each year at the
university.
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