Table 1.

Summary of the topics covered by the questionnaire.

Section	Topics
General Information	Location of the farm (federal state); species, number, sex and wool type of animals kept; other farm animals kept; start of animal husbandry (year); direction of use; type of income; care of the animals (number of people involved)
Husbandry	Information sources; keeping in groups and group size; stable (size, flooring); pasture/paddock (size, number, rotation)
Feeding	Main feed in summer/winter; feed quantity; additional feed; vitamin D in feed
Management	New animals in the herd (origin, quarantine); proof of origin of the animals; animal identification; shearing (frequency, staff, fixation); cutting the toenails (frequency, staff); shortening the fighting teeth of male animals (staff); vaccination (vaccine, frequency); deworming (application, frequency, monitoring); injection of additional vitamin and trace element formulations
Diseases	Diseases and symptoms of disease (organ system: digestive tract, skin, reproduction, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, miscellaneous); veterinary care (veterinary practice, visit frequency, satisfaction); knowledge about South American camelids (veterinarians, animal owners); availability of information material about South American camelids