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A Standard of Excellence
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Thomas Shaw
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It is absolutely impossible to attain marked success in breeding domestic animals without breeding them to a certain standard.
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Don Julio Barreda 1919 - 2006
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Mike Safley
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04/18/06
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Julio Barreda—an artist who extracted pigment from the invisible DNA curling in the plasma of an ancient species—painted his vision of perfection with balance and harmony across the genotype of a herd sixty years in the making. His extraordinary accomplishment, a gift from God, touched each of us.
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Our Future; Alpaca Breed Standards or Flip of the Coin?
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Mike Safley
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The industry is making steady progress on breed standards. Only last year the old Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association, Inc. (AOBA) Board of Directors forced through an ill-advised by-law change that declared that there would be no alpaca breed standards established without two-thirds of the AOBA membership voting in favor of the proposed standard.
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The Case For Closure(1998)
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Mike Safley
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spend a lot of my time thinking about the alpaca business and believe me there is plenty to think about: genetics, marketing, politics, shows, animal husbandry, and fiber, to name a few.
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Alpaca breeders from across the country share their secrets. Learn about training tips, marketing, fencing, showing and selling your alpacas. Better yet submit your own tips and tricks.
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