Author:
Ian Davison

Date of Publication:
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Excerpt:
All alpaca breeders need to be able to weigh their fleeces. Fleece weights are one of just a few parameters that are vital to the record of any alpaca breeding program. They are as basic and as important as the more commonly promoted results of fibre testing, such as mean fibre diameter because, however you look at it, the financial returns on sale of fleece will primarily be determined by fibre diameter and fleece weights.

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