Re: [AlpacaTalk] plasma
Hi Heather,
We started this summer and have drawn about 15 units so far and are going to be vampires again in 2 weeks to do it all again.
I work with my vet and they mildly sedate just to keep them calm and mellow, but not knocked out.
The supplies I estimate cost about $20, but the centrifuge is a much bigger expense and is not readily available. We also test the IgG so there is the added expense of the RID plate.
It takes 5 minutes to get the blood, so it isn't a long ordeal and we do it all in our barn. I am working in partnership with my vet so that we split the profit and we sell at the same price as Triple J. Shipping is added on. Vet fees for administration are an added expense no matter what, but many breeders around here will administer the plasma by tubing or giving it in a bottle when they know that a dam is not producing milk or something has interfered with the cria getting colostrum.
It is not difficult, but handling the blood after acquiring it takes alot more time than I would have thought, and of course, you need a deep freezer to store it.
Guess that's it.
Laurel
The Shouvlins
Bluebird Hills Farm
Springfield, Ohio
937-206-3936
www.bluebirdhills.
bluebirdhills@
> Does anyone have experience with collecting your own alpaca plasma? I
> know there are some people who do it. I am curious about how it's
> done, at the vet's office or on the farm?
> Is the alpaca sedated?
> What are the fees involved?
> Is it more cost effective (less expensive) than buying it from Triple
> J or your vet or vet hospital?
>
> I guess my main question is about the cost. I've seen that one unit
> now goes for $383, plus the vet fees of administering to the cria.
>
> Heather
>
> Heather Zeleny
> White Lotus Alpacas
> Oregon
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