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| Genetic Alpaca Improvement 103 |
| As animal breeders, what are our goals and objectives?
Why are we mating our animals, and why are we doing it
the way we are? Is the goal to produce more alpacas and
increase the size of our individual herd as well as the
“national herd”? Are we breeding animals to replace our
stock? Are we attempting to breed in such a way that the
descendants will be “better” than the present generation? Alpaca Academy Author: Dr. Wayne C. Jarvis |
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| Alpaca Builders: Breeding for Genetic Gain |
| I am often asked by other alpaca breeders, “How do I
choose which alpacas to sell, and which to keep as
replacements within my herd?” As alpaca breeders we all
are striving to improve the overall quality of our herds. At
the same time most of us need to sell alpacas in order to
provide income to achieve a return on our investment as
well as covering our costs of operation. Alpaca Academy Author: Jack Armstrong |
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| Breeding Males – A Judges Perspective |
| One of the most important decisions that an animal breeder
makes is which males they should consider breeding to
when trying to improve the next generation of the species
they are raising. The breeder needs to take time and
consider all of the traits that an animal is likely to or will
possibly pass on to future generations Alpaca Academy Author: Tim Lavan |
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| OUR EXPERIENCE WITH A DIFFICULT ALPACA BIRTH |
| You've waited between 335 and 365 days for an alpaca birth. Will the baby alpaca be male or female? What gorgeous color will the alpaca cria be wearing when it arrives? You wait with much anticipation until the day is finally here. Your Dam is in labor. Owning-alpaca.com |
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| BREEDING ALPACAS |
| So, you want to start breeding alpacas. You got a farm loan or a home equity loan to start your alpaca business or maybe you just forked out the cash. However you got started, your alpaca investment is substantial and you don't want to fail. Owning-alpaca.com |
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