Evaluating animal growth characteristics is an effective monitoring tool to assess adequacy of the nutritional program. Growth will be directly influenced post-weaning by the amount and quality of the diet consumed. Early growth is indirectly affected by nutrition through the effect of nutrient supply on maternal milk production. Growth curves have been generated for various species, including llamas, but none exist yet for the alpaca. The objective of this project was to develop standardized growth curves for the alpaca from birth through maturity.