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kristi in response to: Do you think all alpacas should be registered?

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:46:09 +0000

And what would be a fair registration fee do you think?

charleneschmid in response to: Do you think all alpacas should be registered?

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:01:40 +0000

Owner supplied basic pedigree is fine, no need for genetic verification, no need for BVD testing, no blood cards.

kristi in response to: Do you think all alpacas should be registered?

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:45:04 +0000

Hi Charlene, what would be a reasonable cost for such a record do you think, and what would it contain? Basic pedigree data as supplied by the breeder, something else?

charleneschmid in response to: Do you think all alpacas should be registered?

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:06:49 +0000

I think there should be a record of all alpacas as we need that for the industry to move forward. This record should not be costly. I don’t think there needs to be a genetic confirmation for all alpacas. As breeders are selling off excess alpacas as "pets" and new owners breed "pets" our population is not always fairly represented as pet owners cannot register or account for the offspring.

ianrwatt in response to: Do you think all alpacas should be registered?

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 20:12:43 +0000

Simply put, if anyone is buying or breeding for the commercial market the cost of registration is a production cost that has no influence on the quality and/or quality of the fleece or meat……..