Story: Exotic farm animals

More links and websites

• New Zealand Alpaca Association

  The site of the New Zealand Alpaca Association has information about farming alpacas and alpaca products.

• Dairy Goat Co-operative

  The Dairy Goat Co-operative provides information on goat farming and products, including using goats for controlling weeds.

• New Zealand rare breeds

  The website of the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand has information about uncommon livestock species and breeds, including goats, water buffaloes, alpacas and llamas.

• Code of recommendations for the welfare of ostrich and emu

  This Biosecurity New Zealand paper lays out the code of practice for farming emus and ostriches.

More suggestions and sources

• King, Carolyn M., ed. The handbook of New Zealand mammals. 2nd ed. Melbourne and Auckland: Oxford University Press, 2005.
• Lamb, R. C. Birds, beasts and fishes: the first hundred years of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. Christchurch: North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, 1964.