Registration vs. Screening — What’s the Difference?
Screening and registration serve different purposes within the ILR database.Registration is used when both the sire and dam are known and properly documented. It records a camelid’s pedigree, ownership history, and eligibility for ILR programs. To be registered as a llama or alpaca, both the sire and dam must already be registered or screened according to ILR requirements.
Screening is used when a llama or alpaca’s parentage is unknown, incomplete, or unverified. Through screening, the ILR evaluates the animal’s physical characteristics and identity using veterinary documentation, DNA testing, microchip identification, and photographs. This process allows the registry to confirm that the animal meets ILR standards as a llama or alpaca, even without two registered parents.
Llamas or alpacas that successfully complete screening are designated Class S. This designation allows owners to responsibly enter animals of undocumented lineage into the registry while ensuring they meet phenotypic requirements. Offspring of screened llamas and alpacas are eligible for registration.
To screen your lama, submit the following information to the International Lama Registry (ILR) with a request for screening and the appropriate fees. Your information will be forwarded to the screening committee which at this time is comprised of the ILR Board of Directors. Allow ninety (90) days for the screening to be completed. Inaccurate information or incomplete applications may result in additional processing time.
Prerequisites
If the lama is not already Listed with the ILR, List it by sending in a registration / listing application with the appropriate listing fee.
When the lama is Listed, is at least 24 months old, and has not been screened before, your animal is eligible for screening following the requirements below:
Screening Requirements
MICROCHIP
implanted at the base of the animal's left ear.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM
completed by your veterinarian to include microchip number:
SIGNED STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
document from your veterinarian to include: his / her alma mater, degree, general experience and experience with lamas.
DNA TESTING
(if not already completed) done for the lama being screened. You may use FTA cards or root ball sample methods. Forms and procedures can be obtained from the ILR website— (Click Here)
PHOTOS
(not required for alpacas) thirteen (13) photos of lama being screened taken. Click on this link to connect to photos examples of photos needed https://www.frontend-sandbox.lamaregistry.com/_ILR_Screening_Llama_Photo_Examples.php
– Photos should be taken with the animal standing on a bare, solid, and level surface.
– Acceptable photos
- 4"x 6" or 3 1/2" x 5" prints mailed to the ILR office
- unenhanced good quality digital files can be e-mailed to ilr@lamaregistry.com
Photo List
APPLICATION FOR DOMESTIC SCREENING
submitted to the ILR office with the above information— P.O. Box 8, Kalispell, MT 59903
Click on the link below for the form: https://www.frontend-sandbox.lamaregistry.com/_ILR_Screening_Llama_Domestic_Screening_Application.php
PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATION FORM
used by the screeners can be checked out as an FYI at the link below: https://www.frontend-sandbox.lamaregistry.com/_ILR_Screening_Llama_Phenotype_Characteristics_Evaluation.php
NOTE: Cria of screened lamas are eligible for registration.
