Fiber

There are no perfect alpacas. There is great room for improvement in all of our herds, and we can watch it happen before our eyes in our very own pastures, when we make good breeding choices. Once you learn to judge alpaca conformation and fleece, you'll see that not even blue ribbon winners are perfect. Learning to evaluate fleece will help you to make the best breeding choices for your alpacas. more »

The effect of micron and density on fleece weight yields is discussed and illustrated with graphs. more »

A series of educational presentations aimed at providing an extensive look at all factors to be taken into consideration when exploring the potential of participating in the alpaca industry. more »