ALPACA

MARIDIANA is the first farm in Italy to have bred a large number of alpaca and angora goats for fiber production. The MARIDIANA herds roam the green hills of our 100-acre Umbrian farm, located in the Niccone Valley in High Tiber Valley, near the border of Tuscany... MARIDIANA has more than 15 years of experience managing alpaca. In collaboration with ENEA, a national Italian research center, and the Universities of Perugia and Camerino, MARIDIANA has conducted a series of studies on alpaca, including their acclimatization, health and prevention of illness, nutrition, behaviour, and genetics... The MARIDIANA ALPACA pilot program on fiber production, has been co-financed by the European Economic Community, which in 1997 designated MARIDIANA as a demonstration breeding farm with the goal of extending the concept to rural areas that can benefit from raising alpaca.

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