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Alpaca Basics
Alpaca Basics
Date: 02/21/2010
By: Marsha Hein and Nancy Walker

Your alpaca needs just a few, but very important things: He/She needs shelter, food, fresh water and companionship with another alpaca. If you can provide these you and your alpaca will have a long and healthy partnership.

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From the Altiplano of Peru to the Heartland of North America
From the Altiplano of Peru to the Heartland of North America
By: Dick Walker (Purely Suri 2010)

The history of Suri alpacas in the USA started with the first importation of 100 white Bolivian Suris in 1991. Prior to that event this breed was unknown in this country. Even to the few camelid fanciers who had recently imported the more commonly known Huacaya alpaca, the Suri was a mysterious breed, little known outside of the Andean altiplano region of South America.

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Introduction to EPD's
Introduction to EPD's
By: Dick Walker

EPDs and Classification how do they relate? Good question! Lets start with an explanation of EPD (Expected Progeny Differences). EPDs are about a males ability to pass on a specific heritable trait to his progeny (offspring).

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Livestock Investments
By: Jack W. Donaldson

Financial justification for raising suri alpaca

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Shaping the Future of the North American

Shaping the Future of the North American Suri
By: Dick Walker, MD

As suri breeders, our primary focus is the prized suri phenotype, or physical characteristics. Suris are judged by their appearance, and the greatest financial returns come from producing offspring that are superior in those traits that can be observed or measured. But there is far more to consider than meets the eye when it comes to making intelligent breeding decisions.

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Suri Industry Perspective
Suri Industry Perspective

As we approach the end of the year and look forward to the beginning of 2008 it is a good time to look back to the origins of our industry so we might better appreciate what the future may hold. For all of us in the Suri business, knowing where we came from and what the present looks like can facilitate a better understanding of our future potential. Developing future expectations on a clear understanding of our past and current positions gives credibility to those aspirations.

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