Llamas who are long lived, can provide an effective long term and economical alternative for predator control in a variety of farm conditions.   

Guard Llamas are highly effective in preventing predation in sheep and goat flocks.   A survey of guard Llama users indicates that over 50 percent of guard Llamas were 100 percent effective and another 40 to 45 percent were highly effective in reducing losses of sheep to predators.   Llamas are equally effective guarding goats.   Even producers who reported losses of over 100 lambs a year either completely eliminated or drastically reduced predation after introducing a Llama to their flock.   

Llamas do not need to be trained or raised with sheep or goats to be effective guards.   A single Llama per flock is more effective than 2 or more Llamas.   

Llamas are equally successful guarding a small farm flock or a large herd of sheep.    Many producers have successfully used Llamas to guard flocks of 200 to 1000 animals in all types of terrain and pasture sizes.

Llamas eat the same food as sheep or goats, no special food or supplements are necessary. Llamas have few medical problems and guard Llama mortality very low and Iowa State University study reported a mortality of 5 percent of the 204 guard Llamas in their study.

Guard Llamas are particularly effective against dogs and foxes    Llamas have been known to alert herders of large predator attacks.