Suspected nutritional deficiency causing anaemia in llamas ( Lama glama )

A case of poor condition and recumbency in a 14‐month‐old female llama and a case of poor condition and ataxia in a 23‐month‐old male llama are described. Both animals were anaemic and had low plasma copper levels. An increased intake of feed with a higher copper level and treatment with copper injections and an oral mineral solution resulted in a successful recovery. Two other young llamas also had low plasma copper levels. The problem was probably due to a nutritional, particularly copper, deficiency and the animals recovered as their copper levels increased.