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Membership in the Ideal Alpaca Community is valuable to all breeders interested in improving their herds and in marketing their animals. If you qualify, membership in the IAC is free. You are strongly urged to join. Membership benefits you by providing extremely valuable information about your herd and how individual alpacas compare to the national averages.
There are several requirements for becoming an IAC member. Your farm or ranch must meet at least one of the first three criteria, plus the fourth and fifth:
- Own a share in a Studmaster™ male or other qualifying herdsire.
- Own a relative, by pedigree, of a Studmaster™ male or other qualifying herdsire. Just as long as your animal has a Studmaster or qualifying herdsire listed somewhere in its pedigree, you qualify! It does not matter how many generations back. Also, if you have only one qualifying alpaca in your entire herd, all your animals qualify to be included in the IAC program.
- Own a female that is bred to a Studmaster™ male or other qualifying herdsire.
- Be an AOBA member.
- Have, or be in the process of constructing, a website for your farm with a link on its home page that links back to the IAC home page.
If you would like to join the IAC, but have questions about your eligibility, please contact Bill McAlister at bill@alpacas.com.
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