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READ ‘n’ BREED SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL MAGAZINE ISSUE NO: 71

WINTER 2013 EDITION

INSIDE THIS EDITION  

A look into Suri Alpacas—Part 1 Preparing an alpaca for showing—What to do and What not to do

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Mount Pleasant Show Results 2013

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A Members Profile

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From a Vets Perspective

Plus much more………………………….

Plus much more ………..

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CONTENTS FEATURES

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A look into Suri Alpaca’s—Part 1 The Australian Story

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Members Profile ‘Chaurgoolyn Alpacas’

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Preparing an alpaca for showing—What to do and what not to do

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Mount Pleasant Show

REGULAR ITEMS

Front Cover: Supplied by Ambersun Alpacas 29 - 37

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From the President

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Committee Directory

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Calender of Events

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SA PRESIDENT Greg Scarlett Pages Flat, South Australia Ph.: 0408 969 044 Email: greg@haddadpharmacygroup.com.au

READ ‘n’ BREED EDITOR

From a Vets Perspective

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Show Convenor’s

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Showing Rules extract

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Stud Sire Directory

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Merchandise List

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Classifieds

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Crafters Corner

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From the editor

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Photo Corner

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INSERTS Kids Corner

Sue Philpots-Green Rockleigh, South Australia, 5254 Ph: 0401 800 404 Email: readnbreed@outlook.com

AAA NATIONAL OFFICE Australian Alpaca Association Ltd. PO Box 1076 Mitcham North Vic 3132 Ph.: 03 9873 7700 Fax: 03 9873 7711 Email: alpaca@alpaca.asn.au CONTRIBUTIONS Member contributions are encouraged and should be emailed to the Editor at readnbreed@outlook.com COPYRIGHT The material published within this magazine is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission from the Author DISCLAIMER The Editor and the SA Region Committee take no responsibility for the opinions expressed, information submitted or products advertised herein. Whilst every effort is made to ascertain accuracy, liability is neither expressed nor implied. All submissions are subject to editing.

The Editor reserves the right to decline any article or advertisement.

Website: www:aaasa.com.au

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT JUST A WORD OR TWO……...

Another Word ... ... ...

Welcome to another great edition of Read & Breed for 2013. It’s hard to credit that we’re already through the first quarter of the year, a great deal has already occurred with much more of interest still to come!

The highlights so far:  National Council: a three day meeting of all the regional presidents and the members of the Board of the Australian Alpaca Association. This was a very busy few days: challenging, sometimes controversial and ultimately inspiring. Look out for some exciting new approaches to marketing our association in particular and the alpaca industry in general. I am constantly amazed by the breadth and depth of enthusiasm and expertise on offer from members. I am confident of a new growth period for the Australian alpaca industry and our association and would encourage all our members to look to the future with renewed confidence.  Regional meeting at Woodside (March 2013). Great to see so many members come out on a beautiful autumn day in the Adelaide hills to meet the regional committee and discuss how we might meet your needs as an association in the coming year. The committee is working on this, but it can take time to set up the seminars / educational events needed.  Mount Pleasant show: The first show of 2013 has come & gone! Congratulations to Gary & Sandy Retallick of Softfoot Alpacas, they had what can only be described as a “blinder”, not only picking up swag of championships (including the Supreme Champion Huacaya) but also their fifth Jodie Christian Memorial Trophy. Sincere thanks to Kerry and Jolyon Porter for another sterling effort as convenors. Their terrific work, ably assisted by other members, ensured another successful show. The region was again fortunate to have Karen Caldwell act as the judge for the fleece and halter classes. It’s a pleasure to see a judge as well respected as Karen offer her insights to exhibitors on the day and see how well received these comments are. Please see later in this edition for a more complete show report.  National Alpaca Week: Thanks to Nick de Bruyn and his team for all the hard work in making this event a success. I trust that all involved had an enjoyable and productive experience and look forward to feedback on what worked well and any suggested improvements for the future.

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT On the subject of the Jodie Christian Memorial trophy, our region has been lucky enough to have Celia Smith of Kiaka Alpacas supervising all aspects of this prestigious fleece trophy for many years. Celia is now relinquishing this role and I am sure all members would join me in thanking her sincerely for her efforts of many years: a job done superbly and with her usual style!

In closing, I feel I must congratulate our fellow committee member Ben Schmaal, and his wife Emma, on the safe arrival of Oskar Ellis Schmaal on March 7th. We look forward to a new committee member for the region around about 2033!

Greg

“We have enough people who tell it like it is—- now we could use a few who tell it like it can be” Robert Orben

We need your help!

Royal Adelaide Show 2013 A coordinator is required to arrange the timetable of willing helpers at the AAA SA region trade stand.

Complimentary show entry and prize draw for helpers Craftspeople welcome to display spinning, knitting or felting of alpaca fleeces to the public.

Please contact the SA region committee to offer your support and help make the trade stand a success!

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COMMITTEE DIRECTORY PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

SECRETARY/READ n BREED EDITOR

TREASURER

Greg Scarlett Fleur de Lys Alpacas Peter PhilpotsGreen Aislinn Park Alpacas Sue Philpots-Green Aislinn Park Alpacas

0408 969 044

greg@haddadpharmacygroup.com.au

0448 894 699

aislinnpark@hotmail.com

0401 800 404

aislinnpark@hotmail.com

0419 597 998

ruthgoober@gmail.com

0418 224 886

shandara@westnet.com.au

0423 925 266

julianne.buckley@knonicaminolta.

Ruth Goodfellow Haylilla Alpacas

REGIONAL MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

Nick de Bruyn Shandara Alpacas Julianne Buckley Buckley Estate

com.au COMMITTEE MEMBER

Ben Schmaal Whyte Park

0438 143 903

b_schmaal@hotmail.com

0439 899 973

somadale@bigpond.com

0407 568 501

info@yackaridge.com

0418 846 271

susan@yaringaalpacas.com.au

0414 585 955

lee.sadler@bigpond.com

0417 826 762

chris@ambersun.alpacas.com

0439 882 249

angela@andache.com.au

Alpacas OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FLEECE LIAISON

DERRICK HALL

OFFICER

Somadale Alpacas

WEBSITE

JOLYON PORTER Yacka Ridge Alpacas

MERCHANDISE

SUSAN HAESE Yaringa Alpacas

INDUSTRY LIAISON OFFICER / ANIMAL HEALTH & WELFARE

LEE SADLER Fleur de lys Alpacas

EDUCATION

ADRIENNE CLARKE

TRAINING OFFICER

Ambersun Alpacas

JCMCT

ANGLEA & DAVID CHENEY Andache Alpacas

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JODIE CHRISTIAN MEMORIAL CHALLENGE TROPHY 2012 Last March the Jodie Christian Memorial Challenge Trophy was presented at the Mt Pleasant Show by our Show Judge Karen Caldwell. Always a close competition this year was no exception. For an amazing 5 years in a row our winners for 2012 were Softfoot Alpacas.

The trophy was first established in 1997 following the death of Jodie Christian a young breeder at that time who had a quiet but dedicated passion for the alpaca industry in South Australia.

It represents the perpetual premier fleece award for the SA Region awarded annually to the stud with the highest score accumulated from the points awarded, (not placings) for their 2 best fleeces at each show throughout the year.

The fleece does need to have come from an animal bred by that stud and a member of the SA Region. Thus the more shows you enter your fleeces the higher your accrued score will be, giving you the best opportunity of getting a placing or even winning the Trophy.

By entering fleeces at each show not only are you automatically eligible for the Challenge Trophy but the fleece scorecards will provide valuable information from the different judges throughout the year to guide you on the outcomes of this element of your breeding program.

There is also a monetary award presented to our top 3 winners which could help with those fleece entry fees.

1st Prize = $300.00 2nd Prize = $150.00 3rd Prize = $50.00 Whilst the fleece entries were well supported throughout the 5 regional shows this year the largest number of eligible entries for the competition were 39 fleeces from a total of 11 studs at the Royal Adelaide Show. Strong opposition indeed.

Special congratulations on their 5th win go to: Sandy and Gary Retallick from Softfoot Alpacas - 775 points In second place and also well known for their fleece successes: Chris & Adrian Williams from Ambersun Alpacas - 755.5 In third place with their first step on the podium well done: Robyn Schutte & Steve McNamara from Schutara Park Alpacas - 533 points Congratulations to all our winners for achieving their awards by consistently breeding and showing their quality fleeces throughout the year.

By entering at least 2 of your best fleeces throughout the year you could also be part of “The Challenge”. It’s informative, worthwhile and an opportunity to show fellow SA Breeders the success of your breeding program by winning a placing or better still earning the right to have your stud name entered on our prestigious Trophy.

I am now stepping down as Collator and handing over those “score sheets” to Angela & David Cheney with my thanks. My appreciation as always also goes to the Show Conveners and Fleece Stewards who not only organize the fleece section of our shows but forward on the relevant documentation to the Collator of The Jodie Christian Memorial Trophy helping to make it all possible.

Celia Smith Collator

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MARKETING Hi Everyone

At the time of writing, we are only one week away from National Alpaca Week. Thank you to all those that participated at Oakbank and conducted their own promotions on their individual farms. We hope all the events were successful for you.

We thank Jen & John Duggin who once again have acted as coordinators for this event. Well done!

A significant amount of media releases were issued promoting the week to support the ads we placed in The Courier and Stock Journal, so hopefully we will have gained additional publicity to promote our industry.

The next National Conference is just one year away in May 2014 and preparations are well underway. The Conference will be held at The Adelaide Convention Centre from 9 - 11 May 2014, so please mark this down in your diaries. As things progress, we will be needing assistance in various areas, so if you are keen and able, please let Susan Haese at Yaringa know of your interest and we are sire there will have a job for you. As an incentive, some jobs may not even need you to attend committee meetings…..bonus!!

The AAA have started issuing the latest promotional material and we have received four new feather banners with the new logos and design. Your regional committee have taken the decision that these banners are to be issued for Association events only, however should you wish to purchase one for your own use, they will be available through the AAA online store on the website.

Bit of a wait now till the next SA event with Colour Classic scheduled for August. Full details will be issued to members in due course.

Don’t forget about the new membership category of “associate member” where membership is available at a very cost effective rate. The level of membership is available to interested parties who may not even own alpacas, but are suppliers to our industry or have some other form of connection. It obviously helps our membership numbers but also keeps them informed of what is happening and topical. Please help us by promoting this membership offer to those people you come in contact with.

Nick

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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGION

SA REGION Calendar of Events DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

CONTACT

WEBSITE / PHONE

2013 4-12 May

National Alpaca Week

16-18 August Colourbration August 6-14 Sept

07 Oct 9 - 13 Oct 19 Oct

Jenny & John Duggin marquezalpacas.com.au

Bendigo

Dean & Jenny Ford

viccentral.alpaca.asn.au

Colour Classic

Murray Bridge TBC James Wheeler

Royal Adelaide Show

Adelaide

Lea Richens

Ascot Vale

03 9281 7444

rasv.com.au

Paskerville Field Days Promo Paskerville

Nick De Bruyn

shandara@westnet.com.au

Strathalbyn Show

Strathalbyn

Jacinta Hartill

riverport-alpacas.com

Nationals

Bendigo

TBA

TBA

Clare Show

Clare

Tracey Earl & Derrick Hall

21 Sep - 1 Oct Royal Melbourne Show 24 - 26 Sept

National

kobler.com.au

Workshops & Seminars to be advised

2014 9-11 May 2014 AAA National Conference

Adelaide Conv Ctr Susan Haese

susan@yaringaalpacas.com.au

The SA Region’s Calender of Events will be updated with each edition of Read n Breed

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TREASURER’S REPORT Treasurers Report The AAA SA region MYOB data is reconciled to the latest bank statement of March 31st 2013.

Many thanks to past treasurer Wendy Jones for giving me a crash course in MYOB – I’m finally getting the hang of it.

Our investment account has a balance of $ 17,163.89 Our general cheque account has a balance of $ 9,880.73 Income into the general cheque account so far this financial year has totalled $ 39,020.01.

Most of this income is received from the member capitation rebate, merchandise (including the old pen panel sales), alpaca show income, advertising, and the WFI commission.

Expenses from the general cheque account so far this financial year have totalled $ 32,754.46. Our main expenses have included the purchase of a shipping container for storage of SA region equipment, materials for the new lightweight pen panels and alpaca show expenses.

We have recorded a net profit to 31st March 2013 of $ 6,265.55.

A full breakdown of income and expenses will be tabled at the AGM.

With the help of Janette Law from the AAA head office, I am able to arrange super-fast direct EFT bank transfers for payment of approved accounts. No more waiting for counter signed cheques!

I would encourage all supplier invoices and/or AAA SA region reimbursement forms to be presented with EFT bank transfer details, including the account name, BSB and account numbers.

If you need a copy of the AAA SA region reimbursement form, just send me an email so I can forward it to you.

Ruth Goodfellow

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Wow Wow Wow !

We welcome the arrival of Leaenna Armani and Jolimont Tiberio progeny with black fleece stats at 14.9 micron 3.4 SD - come see what all the fuss is about Females mated to these exclusive genetics from $1,500.00 + GST Please call Ruth 0419 597 998 or Steve 0419 809 289 alpacas@haylilla

59 Brunato Road, Blewitt Springs SA (adjacent McLaren Vale)

PREMIUM ALPACA PAUL VALLELY from PREMIUM ALPACA will be presenting an information Session at the Woodside Hall, Woodside on the 2nd of June 2013. Doors open at 12.30pm for a 1.00pm start The session will present a way forward for fleece collection and marketing within Premium Alpaca and information on the market for alpaca fleece (including coloured fleece) internationally.

All AAASA Region Members are welcomed to attend.

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ALPACAS CHAPARRAL IS HAVING A

“ STOCK TAKE SALE” Females from $400.00 & Certified Males from $1000.00 Plus GST Over 60 animals derived from the following sires: Peruvian Auzengate, Fine Choice Travolta, Fine Choice Ultimo, Benleigh Golden Flame, Abancay Black Warrior, Kingston Park Paragon, Windsong Valley Leading Man, Chaparral Victory, Chaparral Mojito, Chaparral Cosmopolitan, Ambersun Distinction, Purrumbete Othello, Ambersun Futuris Ambersun/Chaparral Cortes, Camelot Tor & many more Please email or phone Shorty or Dee to have the sales list emailed/ posted to you Ph: 88532354 Shorty’s mob: 0417878296 Dee’s mob: 0418818655

Email: shorty@alpacaschaparral.com (Please don’t look at our website as it’s way out of date!)

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From a Vets perspective...............

Skin Disease in Alpacas Skin disease in alpacas is to say the least, ‘a bit of a minefield’, largely because very little dermatology research of investigations has been done.

Before I go further, let me try and clear some muddy water by noting alpaca skin (including their fleece) is very different from sheep. For a start, the fibre is hollow and secondly the fleece does not contain yolk (i.e. lanolin) and therefore the micro environment that is the skin of these alpacas is remarkably different to sheep. Having said that, it needs to be understood that skin can and does react to insults (infectious, toxic, nutritional and environmental) in a limited number of ways. Fibre loss, redness and heat, exudation of serum, production of blisters that develop to ulcers, abscesses in follicles, and in chronic (long term) cases gross thickening (hyperkeratosis).

We see all of the above with or without behavioural change such as pruritus (itching). However, it is my opinion that it is not possible just to eyeball most of these cases and make a diagnosis, although for various reasons (usually financial restriction from owners) we have to.

In my experience a couple of commonly talked about causes are much rarer than thought. Zinc deficiency is one. I also commonly hear about mites. How people diagnose these without deep skin scraping eludes me. The mites are not visible to the naked eye. Lice however are seen from time to time but are relatively easy to treat.

Contact allergy in hairy areas occurs more commonly than we think and is confirmed by skin biopsy. Fungal infections seem to be able to take hold in skin damaged by other causes (which also need to be treated). Anyway, the take home message is to allow your clinic to spend some of your money or funds provided for alpaca research on deeper investigations that involve laboratory work to get an accurate answer (which is still not always possible) and then publish results through the Australian Vet Association special interest group for camelids.

by Dr Andrew Loose, Windarra Park Veterinary Clinic

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HFS takes pride in manufacturing and supplying quality feeds, minerals and concentrates throughout SA. Whether a commercial operation or a small block we offer a wide range of products, competitive pricing and qualified advice to help make choices that are right for you.

From feed manufactured on site, blocks and minerals to Pasture Seed, Animal Health & Vet Supplies, Ag Chemicals, Organic and Conventional Fertilisers and Fencing our product range is growing all the time. If you are looking for nutritional advice, agronomic or general farm advice for your enterprise, talk to HFS.

Supplying the Alpaca Industry with a wide selection of alpaca related products .

12 Light Crescent Mount Barker SA 5251 – Office 08 8391 4629 Anthony Pearce 0467 600 061

Michael Bowden 0467 600 06

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OBITUARY

Parnabrae Brutus

Born in March 1995, Brutus was one of the first cria bred by the late Jane Wray with the Parnabrae prefix, Jane’s first stud.

Sired by the renowned peruvian male Purrumbete Highlander,

and out of the elite grey female Purrumbete Christine, Brutus has created an immense legacy of quality stock.

He himself won countless broad ribbons in both led and fleece classes, and

his descendents have won hundreds as well.

Jane credited Brutus and his younger half-brother Zeus with putting her on the map in the alpaca industry and she built her business on these two males.

At Yaringa Alpacas we have not

shown direct Brutus progeny in the last few years, but almost every animal in our show teams has had either Brutus or Zeus in their pedigree.

Although Brutus never reproduced himself in a male, he produced dozens of elite females who went on to produce elite progeny including some top males.

Probably the most influential of

these females was Leajay Teah who with the help of ET has produced approximately 20 cria including the certified males Alpacaspecialist Reckless Lord ET, Alpacaspecialist Warlord ET, Classic Count Dracula ET and Classic Conquistador.

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Animal health & husbandry A look into Suri Alpaca’s Part 1 The Australian Story

Australia is well positioned to become the leading producer of suri alpacas in the world. Our benign climate enables them to flourish in a way not possible in the harsh climate of the Andean mountains of Peru, where they make up just 5% of the total alpaca population.

There are a number of ways that people can commence their suri breeding programme. Some choose to breed coloured suris, others white. Coloured suris, with full suri parentage are quite rare and command higher prices. Others produced through the crossing of suri and huacayas sell for less, but can be progressively bred up to the quality of the pure bred animals.

Huacayas have been in Australia for some years longer than suris and arrived in much larger numbers. Because of the comparative rarity of the suri, Peru only allows an exporter to make up 20% of their shipment with suris. Therefore for every ten animals exported from Peru, only two can be suri. In the first years of the industry, when many animals were being imported, no suris arrived in the country at all - the first suri importation was in 1991.

Peruvian animals arriving at Tullamarine Airport, Victoria in March 2005

Demand has always exceeded supply with the suri. Because of the inability to import large numbers and the long gestation period, there is little chance of this changing in the medium term. Good quality suris are very easy to sell, but often more difficult to source.

Many people choose to breed suris because of the rarity factor. If a new person entering the industry wants to stand out from the crowd, then breeding suris is an excellent way to start. By starting out with suris, you have as much chance as the next person of breeding top quality animals and gaining recognition in the show ring.

While the suri alpaca is a fleece animal, the industry in Australia is still too small to support commercial fleece herds.

Their current value is as stud animals to breed up the numbers required for commercial production. Although there has been some suspicion of the alpaca, with some sceptics waiting for them to go the way of other 'sunrise livestock industries', the industry is strong and continues to grow. Good quality alpacas continue to hold their value and suris command premium prices. There are thought to be no more than 120,000 suris worldwide and only 1-2 % of these are coloured.

The Australian industry has made great inroads into improving the quality of animals over successive generations and is becoming a significant market for other countries seeking elite breeding stock. There has never been a better time to be part of this exciting industry.

Lifestyle and Investment The desire to be part of the wonderful, rare and beautiful world of the suri alpaca can lead to a great lifestyle and a very rewarding business.

With less than 5% of the world population of alpacas being suri, the potential is unlimited for the relatively small number of dedicated suri breeders in Australia.

Did someone say lunch?

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Animal health & husbandry Statistical snapshot of Suris in Australia Australian suris and their owners are spread across the country (and New Zealand) in broadly the same proportion as all alpacas. It is still relatively early days in the adoption of suris with most (53%) owners only having one or two suris.

This is similar to the early stages of the growth of alpaca ownership in prior decades in this country; however it is noted that the one in four alpaca owners who own the suri type also tend to be the owners of larger herds. Given that it is the larger breeders of alpaca (huacaya and suri types) who are also breeding suris this may be explained: 

as a natural evolution of their stud's growth,

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their ability to commit funds (to the generally more valuable suri type) or,

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having wider networks giving them better access to relatively scarce suri genetics.

Statistics quoted below are of alpacas registered to financial AAA members as at 17 June 2005.

There are some 559 financial members of the AAA who are suri breeders and these have some 5,287 suris throughout Australia and, increasingly, New Zealand. There are a further 382 suris registered to 156 other owners; which includes non financial (retiring) members, newcomers to the industry who have not yet joined the Association and herd codes which are no longer used, although some of these animals may no longer be with us.

Of the total of all 715 suri breeders with 5,669 suris, only 214 of these own more suris than huacayas, which is not surprising given the relative rarity of the suri both globally (believed to be about 5%) and to a lesser extent in Australia (believed to be about 8%).

The Australian (and New Zealand's) alpaca herd contains both a higher proportion of suris than is the case in South America, as well as a higher proportion of coloured suris. A substantial but unknown proportion of Australia's suris, (especially coloured suris) have some huacaya in their background. The incidence of coloured suris is fairly rare in Latin America and some Australian breeders have accessed colour genetics (from coloured huacayas) in crossbreeding programs to achieve coloured suri crosses which are then bred back to suris.

Approximately one in four financial AAA members owns suris. The suri owners generally have larger than average alpaca herds (average herd size for suri owners is 36 alpacas with only 8 of these being suri, while the average herd size for non suri owners is about half this size). The following profile includes all registered suris. It is noteworthy that many suris are in small groups within much larger alpaca herds.

Profile of Suri Breeders 

37% own one with a further 16% owning two.

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75% of suri owners have 6 or fewer suris with their average herd being 2 suris and 20 huacayas.

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A further 10% (76% to 85% percentiles) of suri owners own 7 to 11 suris with their average being 9 suris and 41 huacayas.

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A further 10% (86% to 95% percentiles) of suri owners have12 to 40 suris with an average herd of 20 suris and 35 huacayas.

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5% of suri owners have more than 40 suris with an average herd of 71 suris and 101 huacayas.

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The 10 largest suri herds contain 20% of Australia's suri herd (the 16 largest contain 25% of the national suri herd).

The suri herd distribution by herd size 

20% in small herds (6 or less)

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11% in herds of 7 to 11 suris

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25% in herds of 12 to 40 suris

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44% in herds of more than 40 suris with 20% in the ten largest herds

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Animal health & husbandry The suri herd distribution by Region The suri herd is concentrated in the south-east of mainland Australia with the southernmost NSW Regions (south of Sydney) plus Victoria having some 61% of the national herd. These same Regions have some 56% of the total alpaca herd.

It should be noted that a further 10% of both suris and alpacas generally registered to AAA financial members are based in New Zealand. Therefore only 29% of the registered suri herd is based in Australia outside of the south-eastern mainland regions.

Location of suris and their owners by AAA Region

Suri owners Suris

Queensland

42

South Queensland & Northern NSW

9

Central Western NSW

15

Sydney, Coast & Highlands NSW

%Suri herds

343

All alpacas Alpaca owners

6.00%

107

0.00% 10

112

16

%Alpaca herds

1894 890

59 2.00%

60

3.00% 143

2.00% 1341

3.00%

2231 72

4.00%

Central Coast & Hunter NSW

33

Hawkesbury / Blue Mountains NSW

26

Southern NSW

69

825

16.00%

227

7267

14.00%

Central Victoria

61

825

16.00%

251

5732

11.00%

Eastern Victoria

87

813

15.00%

323

7220

14.00%

Western Victoria

309

6.00%

4.00%

3.00% 159

21

115

311

2585 3210

138

6.00%

5.00%

86

6.00%

2486

5.00%

Tasmania

13

198

4.00%

60

1020

2.00%

South Australia

34

220

4.00%

187

5675

11.00%

WA Southern

13

46

1.00%

37

497

1.00%

WA Central

44

439

8.00%

170

3828

8.00%

Other (primarily New Zealand)

76

Total with Financial Members

559

534

10.00%

306

5097

10.00%

50973 5287

2198

This article was sourced from the AAA website

“What the superior man seeks is in himself, what the small man seeks is in others”.

Confucius

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MEMBERS PROFILE CHAURGOOLYN ALPACAS Carolyn and Hugo van der Moer

Carolyn and Hugo van der Moer with two of our "Shepherds" stud males The name of our stud, CHAURGOOLYN ALPACAS is derived by combining all the letters of our names Hugo and Carolyn.

There is no strict rule on how to pronounce it but we find that ( shore-goolyn) seems to work best.

Our Alpaca story began soon after we started going out together, we had decided to go on a tropical island holiday to the Cocos Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean. While there, we heard about some strange animals being held at the other end of the island and went to have a look. They were very weird looking animals but we could not get real close as they were in quarantine en-route to Australia as one of the early major imports from Peru. Little did we know the important role these animals would play in our future, we had a wonderful holiday but gave no further thought about alpacas for another 10 years.

Flash forward 10 years, we found ourselves married and living on an 8 acre Alpacas in quarantine on Cocos Islands 1996 block in the Barossa Hills at Mt. McKenzie with the North Para River passing through one corner of the block, it was a beautiful spot and we loved it dearly. We were fortunate enough to obtain some financial assistance to fence off the river and at the same time upgraded some of the other fences, only to find that we now needed to do something with the paddocks we created. We researched several options but soon realized that a limited water supply meant that growing plants or crop of any sort was not feasible, so it was a matter of working out the right animals for us to keep. Council restrictions made us reject horses whilst there were extra fencing requirements for cattle and goats and sheep just seemed noisy and smelly.

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of the Indian Ocean. Hardy and resistant to most health issues, quiet and gentle to handle, no special fencing needs, they do well on fairly ordinary pasture and with soft pads are gentle on the land. We had found the perfect animals for us.

Cats seem to love them too

A friend and work colleague of ours, Dave Hubbard as part of his role in PIRSA was involved with alternative livestock was able to give us some more advice and pointed us in the direction of Lea Ritchens from Collea Springs. Time to jump in and buy our first alpaca and it was through Lea’s network and with her guidance we acquired our first two pregnant girls in 2005, from Chris and Pam Matters –Maaninta alpacas. This very quickly grew to 8 animals and of course by then we had fallen completely in love with these wonderful, intelligent, intriguing animals and could not stop.

Clearly we had to sell our beautiful home and find a larger property.

So now 8 years after our first alpacas, about 10 km away from where it began at Mt McKenzie (we couldn’t bear to leave the district and all our friends and neighbours), we have built a new home on our 121 acre - blank canvas property at Flaxman Valley.

We could not believe our luck when we discovered that we had bought the property opposite to Jo O’Connor – Lyneden alpacas, she was a fountain of information and we grew very close to Jo, spending many happy hours swapping stories over a cup of tea in her shed, it was with great sadness that we said farewell to her early last year.

Up until now, most of our stud requirements have been provided by Lyn and Robert Shepherd, they have been good friends over the years and continue to be a great source of advice. They recently left the industry, and we consider ourselves fortunate to be offered the chance to buy their last 18 animals (including 4 certified stud males and some of the best female progeny resulting from their many years of breeding), boosting our numbers to a total of about 60+ animals. With this recent acquisition and by promoting one or two of our own boys, we will now be conducting most of our own mating and we are growing rapidly toward our target of about 150.

Sometimes the youngsters would want to help

Our experience within the industry has been a positive one, with other breeders friendly, helpful with advice and always ready to swap a funny or touching story, sometimes it can be hard to remind yourself that with so many animals they are not really pets and this lovely lifestyle really is an industry. Working harder than ever our goal now is to immerse ourselves into every aspect of these amazing animals, offering stud services and animals for sale, we are breeding for quality of fleece and conformation, and plan to venture into the show ring very soon.

This is of course just a short description of how we came to be where we are today, we are always happy to talk about the countless triumphs as well as a few sad stories along the way, and we cannot wait to see where they take us next as long as it’s not to another yet bigger property!

Carolyn and Hugo van der Moer Ph.: 0448 648 282 Email: hugo.vandermoer@bigpond.com

“An animals eyes have the power to speak a great language”

Martin Buber

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MOUNT PLEASANT

CONVENOR/contact

CONTACT NO:

EMAIL ADDRESS

0407 568 501

info@yackaridge.com

0403 972 609

alpacas@kobler.com.au

0415 250 588

wendy.jones@allianza.com.au

KERRY & JOLYON PORTER YACKA RIDGE ALPACAS

JAMES WHEELER KOBLER ALPACAS

COLOUR CLASSIC

WENDY JONES LAKE PLAINS

ROYAL ADELAIDE SHOW

Lea Richens Perry Wheeler Prados Alpacas

STRATHALBYN SHOW

CLARE SHOW

0424 448 855

alpacas@prados.com.au

JACINTA HARTILL RIVERPORT ALPACAS

0419 170 266

TRACEY EARL

0417801 151

RIVERTON ALPACAS DERRICK HALL SOMADALE ALPACAS

hello@riverport-alpacas.com

rivertonalpacas1@bigpond.com 0439 899 973 somadale@bigpond.com

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showing CONVENOR’S SHOWING RULES In this Read n Breed I have included the ‘Stewards’ inspection checklist—What the stewards look for when they inspect your animals at a show.

This exert can be found in the Convenors section of the AAA Showing Rules Manual, March 2012 (posted to AAA website 27 April 2012)

27. Stewards’ inspection checklist The Stewards’ checklist for the inspection of entire animals shall include: (a) general health and visible physical soundness (b) correct alpaca in allocated pen (c) correct colour, according to the Association’s official colour chart, sex and age for class entered If the colour of an alpaca is in doubt stewards are to assign the animal to the lighter class of its colour which will enable the Judge to decide in which class the animal should be allocated. (d) correct IAR tag number, matching that shown in the animal’s registration certificate and the Show Catalogue. (e) disqualifying faults . jaw abnormalities: wry, not properly aligned, lower jaw overshot in excess of 3mm or undershot in excess of 5mm . polydactylism (more or fewer than two toes) .syndactylism (fusion of toes) . for males, lack of one or both normal testicles in scrotum . fused ears (short, stubby ears or ears fused at the tips) . banana ears . no tail, short tail or abnormally bent or kinked tail which cannot be manually manipulated . fleece less than 50mm in length for huacaya and 75mm for suri. . lice infestation . visible physical disfigurement which deems the alpaca unsuitable for showing The Stewards’ checklist for the inspection of wethers shall include: (a) general health and soundness (b) correct alpaca in allocated pen (c) correct colour, according to the Association’s official colour chart, sex and age for class entered If the colour of an alpaca is in doubt stewards are to assign the animal to the lighter class of its colour which will enable the Judge to decide in which class the animal should be allocated. (d) correct IAR tag number, matching that shown in the animal’s registration certificate and the Show Catalogue. (e) disqualifying faults . lice/mite infestation . visible physical disfigurement which deems the alpaca unsuitable for showing . fleece less than 50mm in length for huacaya and 75mm for suri . one or more testes

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HUACAYA’S “Azzura Black Spirit”

IAR 175995

D.O.B.: 3/12/2010 Solid White

D.O.B.: 20/01/2011 Solid Black

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Mic: 21.3 SD: 4.2 CV: 19.8 CF: 97.1 SF:20.5

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Mic: 22.6 SD: 5.3 CV:23.4 CF: 93.8 SF:2.5

Archie is an elite suri male with exceptional lustre. With his lovely nature and impressive pedigree, he has much to offer any suri herd. He is certainly a stand-out.

Grand Champion Suri (2011 Strathalbyn Show) from an extensive and quality field.

Spirit is a blue-black, true-to-type suri male. He exhibits a lustrous, well-structured fleece and has a lovely nature. Supreme All Colours Suri at the 2012 Colour Classic.

Service fee $770 (inc gst)

Service fee $770 (inc gst)

Email: Adrian@ashmani.com.au

Email: Adrian@ashmani.com.au

Web: www.ashmani.com.au

Web: www.ashmani.com.au

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“Schutara Park

Apollo”

IAR 120281

D.O.B.: 12/11/2005 Solid White Latest Fleece Stats 2012 7th Fleece Mic: 23.7 SD: 4.2 CF: 93.8

Apollo is a fine upstanding macho.

He has enjoyed success in both the ring and fleece shows. He has excellent conformation and great temperament . His fleece is very bright and stylish with good crimp definition. These traits have been passed to his progeny.

Service Fee: $380.00 Contact:Robyn Schutte, Schutara Park Alpacas Ph: 83982180 Email: schutara@gmail.com

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“Greenvale Rocco ET”

“Alpacaspecialist

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IAR 134708

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“Ashmani Archimedes”

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“Lyneden Dakota”

“Yaringa Sir Winston”

IAR 128355

IAR 125366

Spartacus”

IAR 137851

IAR 146908

D.O.B.: 07/03/09 Solid Roan

D.O.B.: 24/04/08 Medium Grey (Silver)

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (4th Fleece) Mic: 22.5 SD: 4.3 CV:19.1 CF: 94.8 SF: 21.6

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (5th Fleece) Mic: 22.8 SD: 4.3 CV:18.9 CF: 95.8 SF: 21.8

Spartacus has had an illustrious show career, winning best of colour at numerous outings and Champion Roan Fleece at the 2011 National.

With a high amplitude, high frequency crimp, we look forward to his influence on grey and roan genetics.

Service Fee: $660 inc. Agistment (conditions apply) www.softfoot.com.au

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D.O.B.: 23/12/07 Solid Black

SOLID WHITE

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (5th Fleece) Mic: 22.7 SD: 4.4CV:19.2 CF: 94.3 SF: 21.8

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 5th Fleece

Rocco is an amazing even silver grey, with very few brown fibres evident.

He has a boxy frame sporting a crimpy, soft and long fleece. His cria to date have been outstandingly fine and even in colour.

Dakota has outstanding conformation, a trait that he is consistently passing on to his progeny. He grows an amazingly long and silky blue black fleece that remains fine and has very little guard hair. His first cria for us have SDs in the low 3s, a great sign of a quality male.

Service Fee: $660 inc. Agistment (conditions apply) www.softfoot.com.au

Service Fee: $440 inc. Agistment (conditions apply, minimum 2 mating's www.softfoot.com.au 2/4

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Mic: 21.5 SD: 4.1 CF: 95.8 CV: 45.0

This male has impeccable breeding and a phenotype to match. He is highly decorated at both local and interstate shows, including winning reserve champion Intermediate Male at Royal Melbourne 2009 and supreme White Fleece at the 2009 and 2011 SA Colour Classic shows. He is fine, dense and lustrous, displaying excellent crimp and bundling.

He has superb bone and conformation.

Yaringa Alpacas—Susan Haese Mobile: 0418 846 271 E: susan@yaringaalpacas.com.au Web: yaringaalpacas.com.au

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“Kinedana Bosque”

IAR 117461 Latest Fleece Stats 21/2/12 Mic: 16.9 SD: 3.4mic CF:100% CVD: 20.4% SF: 16.3 0.4%

“Alpacaspeacialist

Sharman”

Legend”

IAR 154051

IAR 117735

D.O.B.: 26/04/09 Solid White

D.O.B.: 30/01/08 Solid Medium Fawn

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (4th Fleece) Mic: 19.7 SD: 3.9 CV:19.6

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 5th Fleece

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 4th Fleece

Mic: 20.8 SD: 4.5 CF: 95.8 CV: 47.9

Mic: 17.2 SD: 3.5 CF: 99.8 CV: 45.9

If you want Ultrafine/Fine fleeced Adults, this Boy is for you! Kinedana Bosque’s fleece stats are unheard of in Australia and are truly unique for his 6 yrs of age. AAFl Gift Report & fleece photo’s available for your perusal.

Sharman has had an outstanding 2012 show year, taking out numerous supreme fleeces including at Colourbration. His first cria are looking very impressive. With outstanding amplitude, length and staple definition on a very healthy frame, he has a lot to offer.

Stud Fee: $850 + GST

Service Fee: $770 inc. Agist-

Kinedana Alpaca Stud 2/4 Ph: 08 8524 9093

“Yaringa Czar”

“Alpacaspecialist

ment (conditions apply)

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IAR 147651

D.O.B.: 26/04/09 Solid Light Fawn

This Warrior son has impeccable genetics that are reflected in his phenotype. As he has a crimp structure that exhibits high amplitude and frequency, outstanding density and lustre. His dam is possibly our most elite donor in our embryo transfer program. In 2011 Legend’s fleece was awarded Supreme at both the SA Colour Classic and the Victorian Colourbration

Czar is a compact male with exquisite high amplitude and high frequency crimp in his fleece. His dense fleece exhibits excellent brightness and lustre. The fleece he presents with, is consistent over his frame and in the last few years he has racked up an excellent show record at the best shows in one of the most competitive classes.

Yaringa Alpacas—Susan Haese Mobile: 0418 846 271

Yaringa Alpacas—Susan Haese Mobile: 0418 846 271

E: susan@yaringaalpacas.com.au 2/4

“Shanbrooke Accoyo

“Softfoot Maudib ET”

“Softfoot Chaconne”

IAR 136751

IAR 156021

IAR 168126

D.O.B.: 30/07/08 Solid Medium Fawn

D.O.B.: 27/09/09 Solid White

D.O.B.: 24/03/10 Solid Light Fawn

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (5th Fleece) Mic: 22.3 SD: 3.7 CV:16.6 CF: 96.4 SF: 21.7

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (4th Fleece) Mic: 21.3 SD: 4.4 CV:20.8 CF: 96.3 SF: 20.7

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (3rd Fleece) Mic: 21.0 SD: 3.8 CV:18.3 CF: 98.2 SF: 20.0

Chaconne is supreme champion, culminating many of the best genetics into the one male. His density is difficult to match, and is coupled with fineness, brightness and style that extend from bonnet to tail.

Royal Challenge was by far the standout male when we visited Shanbrooke in 2012, and we have since purchased him to introduce new genetics to our herd.

He has outstanding density, coverage and evenness across his body, and very little variation between the primary and secondary fibres

E: susan@yaringaalpacas.com.au Web: yaringaalpacas.com.au 2/4

“Whyte Park Timothy”

Royal Challenge ET”

IAR 132307

Maudib has had an exceptional first drop of cria in 2012, with champions and National blue ribbon winners amongst them. He is producing long, lustrous fleeces with very little guard hair, nearly always in the colour of the mother.

Service Fee $770 inc. Agistment (conditions apply) www.softfoot.com.au 2/4

Service Fee: $660 inc. Agistment (conditions apply) www.softfoot.com.au

Service Fee: Strictly Limited to selected clients www.softfoot.com.au

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D.O.B.: 31/08/10 Solid White Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (3rd Fleece) Mic: 15.6 SD: 3.1 CV:19.6 CF: 100 SF: 15.0

Timothy has an amazingly fine fleece into maturity, with very little variation between primary and secondary fibres.

He has outstanding evenness across his body, is well grown and is very conformationally correct. With density and style that extends to his extremities, he is a real commercial option. Timothy will commence stud duties in Autumn 2013 Service Fee: $770 inc. Agistment (conditions apply) www.softfoot.com.au 2/4

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“Coonawarra Gladiator”

“Wyterrica Propaganda”

“Yaringa Prophecy”

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“Alpacaspecialist Crackerjack”

2012

IAR 108947

IAR 73015

IAR 147690

D.O.B.: 13/12/03 Solid Black

D.O.B.: 12/04/06 RoseGrey

D.O.B.: 27/1/10 Light Grey

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 9th Fleece Mic: 20.6 SD: 4.6 CF: 95.4

IAR 174962

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 3rd Fleece

Down from the Julius/Dorchester line, this male hardly needs an introduction. A multiple champion himself, including Supreme Black at the huge Victorian Colourbration show, his progeny are consistently performing both in the show ring and in quality assessment, with many championships themselves. He passes on his fine, dense fleece, as well as crimp, lustre and good frame. Year after year he produces the finest alpaca in our herd and is a must have to add his qualities to your herd.

Yaringa Alpacas—Susan Haese Mobile: 0418 846 271 E: susan@yaringaalpacas.com.au Web: yaringaalpacas.com.au

Mic: 21.7 SD: 4.6 CF: 95.1 CV: 42.4

Prophecy boasts excellent genetics and upon inspection, he does not disappoint.

He has extreme density coupled with a highly crimped, lustrous fleece and excellent coverage. His fleece is even over his well proportioned frame. For those wanting an elite male, Prophecy should be on your short list, particularly those liking the grey alpacas.

Yaringa Alpacas—Susan Haese Mobile: 0418 846 271 E: susan@yaringaalpacas.com.au Web: yaringaalpacas.com.au

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D.O.B.: 21/02/11 Solid Black

Propaganda is probably the most well known grey alpaca in the world, producing outstanding quality coloured alpacas. His progeny consistently win broad ribbons at major shows, and he has numerous working sons making their mark both domestically and abroad.

Latest Fleece Stats 2012 Midside (2nd Fleece) Mic: 18.4 SD: 4.4 CV:23.8

Service Fee: $1100 inc.

Agistment (conditions apply) www.softfoot.com.au

Service Fee: $770 inc.

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SHOWING This section is for those of us who are thinking about or would like to show their alpacas but aren’t quite sure how to identify the best animal or how to prepare for the best possible result in the show ring.

PREPARING AN ALPACA FOR SHOWING Preparation is an important part of showing your animal. To present to the Show Judge a clean, well prepared animal requires planning and often, many hours of painstaking work.

Most alpacas in paddocks will have vegetable matter contamination in their fleece. It is necessary to remove this to achieve an adequately prepared alpaca.

The Judge will use his/her knowledge, experience and discretion in assessing the quality of all alpacas in the Show ring, but must judge the animals as they are paraded before him/her on the day of a Show.

Methods of removing excessive vegetable matter The most efficient way to remove excessive vegetable matter is by hand-picking.

For most animals, blowing the fleece with a small animal blower will often be all that is necessary to remove dust and smaller debris. Be careful not to over blow, as this may open up the fleece and give it a fluffy appearance, destroying the staple and crimp.

Brushing not recommended Brushing is not recommended, especially in the blanket area, as excessive brushing or flicking will destroy the staple definition.

Washing If it is necessary to wash a white or light-coloured alpaca to clean it for showing, this should be done several weeks prior to a Show so that the fleece has time to settle back to its natural appearance.

Never blow dry a wet alpaca. Let it dry naturally. Avoid detergents, conditioners and softeners. They will damage the fleece and destroy its natural sheen and handle.

Any urine stains should be washed out and “dags” removed by subtle trimming.

Keeping animals clean After animals are prepared, keep them on clean pasture. If wet weather prevails, stabling or shedding is recommended.

Show Preparation Most stud animals undergo some form of cleaning and preparation for the show ring so that they are shown to

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SHOWING their best advantage. Not all alpacas will be advantaged by clipping and the preparation of an alpaca for the show ring must be left entirely up to the individual alpaca owner, bearing in mind that presentation accounts for only 5 per cent of the total show ring assessment.

If it is considered necessary to lightly clip or trim an animal, it should be done sufficiently in advance to ensure the fleece tips and staple formation have time to settle back to their natural state.

It is not possible to change the character of fleece of a lesser quality alpaca to that of a top quality alpaca simply by trimming its fleece. Medullated fibres will remain visible to the Judge even if the ends are trimmed.

However, it is possible to change the fleece of a top quality alpaca into that of lesser quality by over preparation which may destroy the architecture of the fleece. This may downgrade an animal whose fleece structure has been damaged by over-preparation.

Note that an animal with overlong fleece may also be downgraded. It is recommended that timing of annual shearing be adjusted to fit in with an animal’s Show agenda, rather than using clipping as a means to control fleece length.

Halter training and feet attendance Correct halter training will help ensure that an alpaca will stand quietly for the Judge in the show ring. If necessary, also attend to feet.

JUDGING CRITERIA Alpaca classes -in the show arena, alpaca judging is scored as follows: fleece 60% conformation 35% presentation 5% As the alpacas enter the Show ring, the Judge will look for the following points: • Correct conformation. Does the animal walk freely? Are there any visible leg problems?

• Presence, Overall impression. Is the animal true to type?

After the alpacas are lined up, the Judge will carefully examine the fleeces and look again at conformation and presentation.

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Fleece

Conformation /Structure

Presentation 

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Fineness

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Correct bone structure

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Density

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Balance and proportion

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Handle

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Growth for age and condition

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Lustre

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Head, legs and topline

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Uniformity of micron

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Reproductive capabilities

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Uniformity of Length

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Character (crimp and staple formation

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Style (lock formation)

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Lack of medullation

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Uniformity of colour

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Fleece coverage

Clean, natural, Show presentation

Fleece Classes Only one fleece that has been shorn in the 18 months prior to the Show may be shown from any one animal. 

Fineness and handle

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Lustre (suri)

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Uniformity of micron/length/colour

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Lack of guard hair

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Character and style (crimp in huacaya; lock style in suri)

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Impurities/stain/tip damage

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Density of staple (huacaya)

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Clean fleece weight

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Density of lock (suri)

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Age of fleece (time in months between shearing and previous shearing, if any)

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Brightness (huacaya)

Fleece for showing will be judged according to the criteria shown on the fleece score card for huacaya and suri: The Judge will score the fleece, taking all the above categories into consideration. He/she will be looking for a well-presented, properly skirted fleece with lustre and the fine/soft handle of uniform micron. The staple should have clear-cut formation throughout. The fleece is weighed by the Stewards prior to judging. All fleece weights shall take into account the age of the fleece and for the purpose of allocating points the weights shall be annualised. In skirting, there is a balance between discarding too much fibre adversely affecting the fleece weight and keeping the clean fleece weight up, but leaving in lesser quality, uneven fibres which may detract from the overall fleece.

Where appropriate the fleece fineness shall be determined by testing.

Reproduced from AAA LTD. SHOWING RULES MANUAL MARCH 2012 (posted to AAA website 27 April 2012)

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest”.

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SHOWING MOUNT PLEASANT SHOW Adaminca Ruski

Shanbrooke Society ET Hi Everyone This is just a short thankyou to all the helpers at this year's Mt Pleasant Show, without you all these shows just would not happen. A full show report will be available on the region website.

Intermediate Female Champion

Our sincere thanks go to all those that volunteered time over the course of the weekend in stewarding roles. These include Andrew Chapman, Sandy Evans, Tracey Earl, Celia Smith, Jim and Margaret Thompson, Dave Mace, Jacinta Hartill, Denise Moysey, Jen Duggin, Anita Judd, Sue Croese, Honey Lindner, Robyn Schutte, Derrick Hall,

Softfoot Tirari

Junior Champion Suri

Fleur De Lys Arcapella

Rosalie Brinkworth, Sarah Wheeler and Steve Goodfellow. Apologies to anyone that I have missed - thankyou for your time.

Junior Female Champion Softfoot Kerang

Acknowledgment to all exhibitors for the great way in which the show was packed up, it is such a terrific help at the end of a long two days, but I cannot finish the report without special mention of the following people for their amazing efforts in getting the stillages loaded. Shane Buckley, Nick De Bruyn and Steve Goodfellow - your help didn't go

Adult Female Champion

Cambridge Authorised

unnoticed - a sincere thankyou.

On a final note, we still would like for someone to come forward to assume this convening role. It is rewarding in many ways and we

Junior Male Champion

would be there to help at all stages of your training and whenever necessary thereafter. We both feel like we were never away from the convenors role - a years break just wasn't quite enough!

Intermediate Male Champion Whyte Park Timothy

Softfoot Paso Doble Trust you can support the show in 2014 - see you there!!

Jolyon and Kerry Porter

Adult Male Champion

Shanbrooke Accoyo Ruling eyes ET

Senior Female Champion & Grand Champion Huacaya

Congratulations to Ambersun Alpacas for winning Champion Huacaya Fleece from Am- bersun Lord Chan- cellor Congratulations to Adaminca Alpacas for winning Champion Suri Fleece from Adaminca Amadore

Senior Male Champion

Marquez Gracino

Grand Champion Suri

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HUACAYA CLASSES SECTION 1 Age 6-12 Months

6-12 Months

Sex Female

Female

Colour White

Fawn - Light

Placing Class 101 1 2 3

6-12 Months

6-12 Months

6-12 Months

Female

Female

Female

Female

Fawn - Medium/Dark

Brown

Grey/Roan

Black

Exhibitor

Softfoot Tirari Riverport Royale Highness N/E

Softfoot Riverport

Yaringa Hope ET Softfoot Turoa EP Cambridge Fire Opal

Yaringa Softfoot EP Cambridge

Class 102 1 2 3

6-12 Months

Animal Name

Class 103 1 2 3

Softfoot Tayna MD ET Softfoot Glenovis Kobler Belalie ET Glenovis/Kobler Classic Princess Mackenzie Yaringa

Class 104 1 2 3

Ambersun Tambien Mist Haylilla True Classic Lady Koffee

Ambersun Haylilla Glenovis

Class 105 1 2 3

Yacka Ridge Hazel Arcady Umbrette Arcady Electric Blue

Yacka Ridge Arcadian Schutara Park

Class 106 1 2 N/E

Waradene Lawrence Mystical Waradene

Junior Female Champion

Softfoot Tirari

Softfoot

Junior Female Reserve Champion

Softfoot Tayna MD ET

Softfoot

SECTION 2 6-12 Months

6-12 months

Male

Male

White

Fawn - Light

Class 201 1 2 3 4

Waradene Investigator Fleur De Lys Nirvana Rockery Felix Ambersun Acapulco

Waradene Fleur De Lys Rockery Ambersun

Class 202 1 2

Softfoot Kerang Lomavista Venus Shadow

Softfoot Glenovis

Waradene Daremus

Waradene

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6-12 Months

6-12 Months

6-12 Months

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Male

Male

Male

Fawn - Medium/Dark

Brown

Grey/Roan

Black

Junior Male Champion Junior Male Reserve Champion SECTION 3 12-18 Months

12-18 Months

12-18 Months

12-18 Months

12-18 Months

12-18 Months

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

White

Fawn - Light

Fawn - Medium/Dark

Brown

Grey/Roan

Black

Class 203 1 2 3

Fleur De Lys Meridian Adaminca Roanan Waradene Ulysses

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Class 204 1 2 3 Class 205 1 2 3

Waradene Renegade Arcady Pele Eringa Park Dark Knight

Waradene Arcadian Eringa Park

Class 206 1 2 3

Yaringa Count Romanov Haylilla Steamranger N/E

Yaringa Haylilla

Arcady Rum Punch N/E

Arcadian

Softfoot Kerang

Softfoot

Waradene Investigator

Waradene

Class 301 1 2 3 4

Fleur De Lys Diamantina Riverport Senorita Ginessa Softfoot Selena Ambersun White Ferrari

Class 302 1 2 3

Softfoot Prima Donna Softfoot Riverport Hyacinth Riverport Softfoot Pimba Glenovis

Class 303 1 2 3

Fleur De Lys Riverport Softfoot Ambersun

Shanbrooke Society Elite ET Softfoot Riverport Fairy Grettle ET Riverport EP Cambridge Fire Bird EP Cambridge

Class 304 1 2 3

Classic Yaringa Maharani Haylilla Bliss Flying Colours Miss Ninja

Yaringa Haylilla Carlisle

Class 305 1 2 3

Classic Twilight Lady ET Nangkita Francine Meridian Eilish

Yaringa Nangkita Meridian

Class 306 1 2 3

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Intermediate Female Champion

Shanbrooke Society Elite ET

Softfoot

Intermediate Female Reserve Champion

Softfoot Prima Donna

Softfoot

SECTION 4 12-18 Months

Male

White

Class 401 Continued Overleaf

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12-18 Months

12-18 Months

2-18 Months

12-18 Months

12-18 Months

Male

White

Male

Fawn - Light

Male

Fawn - Medium/Dark

Male

Brown

Male

Grey/Roan

Male

Black

Class 401 1 2 3 4 5 Class 402 1 2 3 Class 403 1 2 3 Class 404 1 2 3

Cambridge Authorized Softfoot Aragorn Anookaninna Aladdin Softfoot Sarin MD ET Fleur De Lys Royal Acclaim

Cambridge Softfoot Anookaninna Softfoot Fleur De Lys

Adaminca Firestorm Yaringa Don Ottavio N/E

Adaminca Yaringa

Anookaninna Antonio Classic Rogan Josh Haylilla Audacity

Anookaninna Yaringa Haylilla

N/A Prados Claudius Riverport Gangster

Prados Riverport

Class 405 1 2 3

Freelander Prometheus Yaringa Hurricane

Yaringa Freelander Yaringa

Class 406 1 2 3

N/A Classic Black Sambucca Haylilla Muzerabasra

Black Jack Haylilla

Intermediate Male Champion Intermediate Male Reserve Champion

Classic Yaringa Lord Montgomery ET

Cambridge Authorized Anookaninna Antonio

Cambridge

Anookaninna

SECTION 5 18-30 Months

18-30 Months

18-30 Months

18-30 Months

18-30 Months

Female

Female

Female

Female

Female

White

Fawn - Light

Fawn - Medium/Dark

Brown

Grey/Roan

Class 501 1 2 3

Fleur De Lys Arcapella Ambersun Sweet Sista Shandara Juliana

Class 502 1 2 3

Adaminca Strawberries and Cream Adaminca Carlisle Rose Carlisle Yacka Ridge Galina Yacka Ridge

Class 503 1 2 3

Shanbrooke Predictable Infusion ET Softfoot Ambersun Fire Light Shandara N/E

Fleur De Lys Ambersun Shandara

Class 504 1 2

Kobler Auriel Softfoot Brio

Class 505 1 2

Anfield Park AEC Quintessa Anfield Park N/E

Kobler Carlisle

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Female

Black

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Class 506 1 2 3

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Anfield Park Lewiston Sunrise Park

Fleur De Lys

Shanbrooke Predictable Infusion ET

Softfoot

SECTION 6 18-30 Months

18-30 Months

18-30 Months

18-30 Months

Male

Male

Male

Male

White

Class 601 1 2 3 4

Fawn - Light

Fawn - Medium/Dark

Brown

18-30 Months

Male

Grey/Roan

18-30 Months

Male

Black

Adult Male Champion Adult Male Reserve Champion

Softfoot Paso Doble Adaminca Mobi Fleu De Lys Chevalier Dama Storm

Softfoot/Annkea Adaminca Fleur De Lys Dama

Class 602 1 2 N/E Class 603 1 2 3

Alpacapartners Eau Sauvage

Kobler

EP Cambridge Firecraft Haylilla Leo Ambersun Fireball

EP Cambridge Haylilla Ambersun

Class 604 1 2 3

N/E Alpacaspartners Crane Marquez Geraldo

Glenovis Lewiston

Class 605 1 Class 606 1 2 3

N/E Classic Darkness Before Dawn Yaringa Anfield Park AEC Dalglish Anfield Park Anfield Park AEC Suarez Anfield Park

Softfoot Paso Doble

Softfoot/Annkea

EP Cambridge Firecraft

EP Cambridge

SECTION 7 30 Months +

30 Months +

Female

Female

White

Fawn - Light

Class 701 1 2 3 Class 702 1

30 Months +

Female

30 Months +

Female

30 Months +

Female

Shanbrooke Accoyo Ruling Eyes ET Softfoot Buckley Estate Amelia Buckley Estate Samarjim Marille Samarjim

Fawn - Medium/Dark Class 703 1 2 3 Brown Class 704 1 Grey/Roan Class 705 1 2

N/E Ninbella Goldie Marquez Felipa N/E

Kobler Marquez

N/E N/A Samarjim Bellos

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3 Class 706 1 2

Black

Senior Female Champion Senior Female Reserve Champion

N/E Alpacaspecialist Shilo N/E

Marquez

Shanbrooke Accoyo Ruling Eyes ET

Softfoot

Alpacapartners Shilo

Marquez

SECTION 8 30 Months +

30 Months +

Male

Male

30 Months +

Male

30 Months +

Male

30 Months +

30 Months +

White

Class 801 1 2 3

Fawn - Light

Fawn - Medium/Dark Brown

Male

Grey/Roan

Male

Class 802 1 2 3 Class 803 1 Class 804 1 Class 805 1 2 Class 806 1 2 3

Black

Senior Male Champion

18 Months +

M&F

Fancy

M&F

Class 1001 1 2 Class 1101 1 2

Fancy

Best Fancy

Best of Colour

N/E N/E Yaringa Prophecy N/E

Yaringa

Classic Count Dracula ET Leaenna Armani Yaringa Don Giovanni

Yaringa Ambersun/Haylilla Lewiston

Yaringa Czar

Yaringa Ambersun

La Granja Felix N/E

Yacka Ridge

Shanbrooke Accoyo Ruling Eyes ET

White

Softfoot

Ambersun Laurieka N/E

Ambersun Laurieka

Grand Champion Huacaya

Softfoot Fleur De Lys Yacka Ridge

Yaringa Czar Yaringa Shanbrooke Accoyo Royal Challenge ET Softfoot Ambersun Distinction ET Ambersun

Whyte Park Timothy

Senior Male Reserve Champion 12-18 Months

Whyte Park Timothy Swan Valley Anacheeva Yacka Ridge Ferocity

Ambersun Softfoot

Shanbrooke Accoyo Ruling Eyes ET

Softfoot

L. Fawn

Softfoot Prima Donna

Softfoot

Med/Dk Fawn

Shanbrooke Society Elite ET

Softfoot

Brown

Classic Yaringa Maharani

Yaringa

Yacka Ridge Hazel

Yacka Ridge

Classic Darkness Before Dawn

Yaringa

Grey/Roan Black

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Huacaya 1 2 3

Softfoot Ceroc Alpacaspecialist Picasso Softfoot Maudib ET

SURI CLASSES SECTION 20 6-12 Months

Female

6-12 Months

Female

6-12 Months

Male

6-12 Months

White/Lt. Fawn

Colour White/Lt. Fawn

Male

12-18 Months

Colour

Class 1301 1 2 3 Class 1302 1 Class 1401 1 2 Class 1402 1 2

N/A Waradene Daneta N/E N/E Adaminca Ruski N/E

Adaminca

Meridian Wicasah N/E

Meridian

Junior Champion

Adaminca Ruski

Adaminca

Junior Reserve Champion

Meridian Wicasah

Meridian

Male

Colour

Class 1602 1 2

Intermediate Champion

Marquez Graciano

Waradene

Marquez Graciano N/E

Marquez

Marquez

Section 26 30+ Months

Female

Colour

Class 1902 1 2

Grand Champion Suri Senior Female Champion

Marquez Graciano

Meridian Danica N/E

Meridian

Marquez

Meridian Danica Meridian FLEECE CLASSES HUACAYA

FH1 6-12 Months

FH2 12-18 Months

FH3 18-30 Months

Skirted Fleece 1 2 3 4 5

Ambersun Fair Sky Ambersun Glenovis Moriarty ET Glenovis Softfoot Sarin MD ET Softfoot Alpacapartners Eau Sauvage Kobler Ambersun Touch Down Ambersun

1 2 3

Softfoot Potpourri ET Yacka Ridge Ferocity Shandara Juliana

Skirted Fleece Softfoot Yacka Ridge Shandara

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Ambersun Outlaw Softfoot Tigris GM Andean Gold Ranata

Ambersun Softfoot Andean Gold

1 2

Ambersun Lord Chancellor Ambersun Fortune Seeker

Ambersun Ambersun/ Millpaca

1 2 3

Softfoot Finalee ET Blackgate Lodge Sir Oliver Ninbella Goldie

Softfoot Glenovis Kobler

Skirted Fleece

Skirted Fleece

Champion Huacaya Fleece

Ambersun Lord Chancellor

Reserve Champion Huacaya Fleece Best of Colour

1 2 3

White L. Fawn Med/Dk Fawn Brown Grey/Roan Black

Ambersun Outlaw

Ambersun Lord Chancellor Ambersun Fortune Seeker Ambersun Touch Down Alpacaspecialist Keanu Freelander Prometheus Buckley Estate Jetson

Ambersun Ambersun

Ambersun Ambersun Ambersun Carlisle Freelander Buckley Estate

SURI FS1 9-18 Months

FS2 18-30 Months

Skirted Fleece 1 2 3

Adaminca Champagne Blonde Adaminca Prados Ophelia Prados N/E

1 2 3

Adaminca Amadore Prados Cassia Marquez Filomena

Skirted Fleece

Champion Suri Fleece Reserve Champion Suri Fleece

Adaminca Amadore Adaminca Champagne Blonde

Junior Handler 6 to under 11 years

Class 2101 1 Luke Scarlett 2 N/E

11 to under 15 years

Class 2102 1 Shannon Baker 2 Georgia Pillen 3 Mollie Blair-Beal

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Adaminca Prados Marquez

Adaminca Adaminca

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AAASA MERCHANDISE Item

Price

Fleece bags with holes

$0.55

Fleece bags with holes (bulk price—200 bags)

$100.00

Fleece bags without holes

$0.55

Fleece bags without holes (bulk price—200 bags)

$100.00

Webbing Halters—small or medium with plastic buckles.

$20.00

Discounted and discontinued.

Webbing Halters—small, medium or large with metal buckles.

$30.00

Leads to match halters

$7.00

Show Coat Logo

$20.00

“Managing Alpacas in Australia” - an introductory guide for Alpaca Farmers, Breeders and “ABC for Alpaca Owners—Antenatal, Birthing and Cria Care” by Mc Millian/Jinks

$3.00 $35.00

“Alpaca Alphabet” - contains abbreviations, acronyms, colour chart, fleece grades,

$9.00

glossary of alphabet terms.

NEW “Alpaca Agskills” - a primary industry publication

$30.00

Please note:

(1)

GST does not apply to goods or services provided by the AAASA Region.

(2)

Postage is additional to the prices quoted above.

(3)

Payment needs to be made prior to items being posted, or at the of collection. The region will accept payment by EFT to the account listed on the invoice, cheque or cash (please have correct change). Please supply a copy of your payment receipt if paying by EFT.

(4)

Members are invited to collect merchandise at shows, however, it would be appreciated if orders could be placed at least seven days prior to the show.

The region is still able to order items from the AAA on behalf of members, such as conference proceedings magazines and herd books. Due to postage costs, it may be cheaper for members to order these items direct from the AAA. Merchandise is available from:

Susan Haese—Yaringa Alpacas PO Box 661, Goolwa SA 5214 Email: susan@yaringaalpacas.com.au Phone: 0418 846 271

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CLASSIFIEDS This Section is for advertising any unwanted or looking for items. So, if you have any items that you wish to sell or find, why not advertise here so that all members have an opportunity to browse. For advertising costs, please refer to page 45 of the magazine for the listing.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ WANT TO BUY OR SELL…….

THEN WHY NOT ADVERTISE HERE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Jodie Christian Memorial Challenge Trophy The SA Regional Committee would like to thank Celia Smith from Kiaka Alpacas, who has decided after 8 years of keeping the records, to step down.

Your dedication to looking after the JCMCT for the region has been very much appreciated.

Thankyou to Angela & David Cheney from Andache Alpacas who have volunteered to take over the role from Celia.

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2013 Royal Adelaide Show – May Update Lea Richens

Councillor, Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA Inc

The Alpaca Schedule and Entry Forms have been printed and will be available from the Society early May. A copy of the Schedule together with entry forms will be sent to 2012 exhibitors. Others can obtain a copy from the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of SA Inc, PO Box 108, GOODWOOD 5034, telephone 08 8210 5211, or by downloading from www.adelaideshowground.com.au Exhibitors and potential exhibitors should study the terms and conditions presented in the Schedule before proceeding to enter animals and/or fleeces.

Our Judge for this year’s Show will be Peter Kennedy.

Junior Handler and the new Junior Judge Sections will feature on Sunday 8 September.

Changes: As notified previously, light fawn classes have been included. Additions have been made in the Fancy Section. Suri classes have been reduced.

Urgent Reminder Exhibitors considering meeting health requirements through faecal testing must include final test results with entry forms. (Twelve weeks should be allowed for pooled faecal testing plus time for results to be generated and for veterinarians to prepare reports.)

New Notices Fleece Bags A number of exhibitors have written their stud name and contact details on the outside of their fleece bags. No identification details are permitted on the bags – only the RAS issued exhibitor ticket should be visible. Please sew a patch over contact details and/or make up new bags for the 2013 Show.

Electrical Exhibitors are advised as per Conditions of Entry in the Alpaca Schedule, that all electrical appliances must be tested and tagged as per Australian Standards 3760. For alpacas, this includes fans, blowers, dryers. Only fans which have been tagged as tested will be permitted. These must be safely installed and secured (including cords) and may be inspected under Work Health and Safety provisions. Appliances not meeting approved standards will be removed.

Poor Mouths Following last year’s Show, Dr Colin Trengrove, highly respected veterinarian with extensive experience among livestock industries, again commented on the poor mouths of several alpaca exhibits and asked that this matter be drawn to the attention of all exhibitors. For the second year in a row, several exhibits displayed bad mouths and were border line on disqualification. According to Dr Trengrove, it is very easy to breed poor mouths into herd/s. It then takes generations to correct the fault/s. A male with a bad mouth, has the potential to pass on this trait to dozens, even hundreds, of progeny and should not be considered in a breeding program – therefore it should not be in a judging line up at any Show. Similarly females with bad mouths should be removed from the breeding lines and should not be shown. Much more stringent culling is needed to maintain industry standards and the integrity expected by the Society. Exhibitors are advised that alpacas with poor mouths, including those considered borderline, face disqualification upon inspection.

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All alpaca owners are encouraged to carefully check their animals for lice. Under normal circumstances, lice increase in numbers during winter and into spring. Lice checks will be undertaken at this year’s Royal Adelaide Show both prior to entering the Pavilion and again during normal inspections. Any evidence of lice (lice, eggs, scurf) will disqualify that exhibit and all entries by that exhibitor will be required to be removed immediately from the Show grounds. Entry fees will not be refunded.

In addition to the SA Alpaca Health and Movement Declaration, under Work Health and Safety provisions, all exhibitors (alpacas and fleeces) will be required to complete a Declaration relating to the use of Pesticides and/or Chemicals. This Declaration must be returned with entry forms.

For further information or queries please do not hesitate to call Lea Richens on 08 8842 2344. The next Diverse Farming Committee Meeting is scheduled for 16th May 2013.

2013 Royal Adelaide Show South Australian Alpaca Breed and Fleece Championships 6 to 15 September 2013 Entries Close

5.00 pm Friday 12 July

Delivery of Fleeces

4.00 pm Friday 23 July to the Royal Adelaide Showground, Goodwood Road, Wayville or to the Fleece Steward Vaughan Wilson phone 08 8391 0633.

NB Exhibitors of fleeces only do not have to be members of the RA&HS.

Alpaca

Arrival Inspection Departure

12 noon to 2.00 pm Thursday 5 September 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm Thursday 5 September 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm Monday 9 September NB Interstate exhibitors may depart 24 hours earlier by negotiation with the Supervisor.

Judging

Alpacas – 9.30 am Friday 6 September (Suris first) Production Classes 9.00 am Saturday 7 September Fleeces 10.00 am Saturday 7 September Junior Handlers and Junior Judging Sunday 8 September

Thank you to all stewards and officials who have volunteered to help at the 2013 Royal Adelaide Show.

Special thanks to all our 2013 Sponsors Adaminca Alpacas

Marquez Alpacas

Alpaca Sales and Information Centre

Prados Alpacas

Alpacas Chaparral

Samarjim Alpacas

Ambersun Alpacas

Softfoot Alpacas

Australian Alpaca Association - SA Region

Veleiris

Barachel Alpacas

Waradene Alpacas

Collea Springs

Yacka Ridge Alpacas

Creswick Woollen Mills

Yaringa Alpacas

Jut Jura Alpacas

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Position 1: MT Pleasant Show Convenor/s Looking for enthusiastic, members who are looking for a rewarding challenge in convening the Mount Pleasant show. If interested please contact either the Regional Committee or Kerry & Jolyon Porter at yackaridge@bigpond.com

Position 2: Clare Show Convenor/s We are also looking for enthusiastic members who are willing to take over the convening of the Clare Show. If interested please contact either the Regional Committee or Derrick Hall at somadale@bigpond.com or Tracey Earl at rivertonalpacas1@bigpond.com.

“By changing nothing, nothing changes” Tony Robbins

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CRAFTER’S CORNER This is a new section to the Read n Breed and I would like to encourage all of you who have a desire, and/or passion for craft to contribute. Please if you have any photo’s or craft ideas etc., using alpaca fleece that you would like to share, I would love to include them on the page..

Crafters Profile

These are a few teddies & a frog that I have made using alpaca fleece using the needle felting technique.

CRAFTERS DAYS

Calling for Expressions of Interest.

Are you interested in doing craft but not quite sure how to go about it? Are you skilled at doing crafts and would like to share with others that would like to learn? If so….then we need you! Please contact Cynthia Hall at Somadale Alpacas on 8389 3269 or somadale@bigpond.com.

We are looking for Expressions of Interest in doing some craft days

Spinners, Knitters, Weavers, Felters, Dyers, just to name a few

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VETERNARIES AUSTRALIAN ALPACA VETERINARIANS Prof Peter Crockcroft

Adelaide SA

08 8313 7883

Dr Andrew Brown

Birdwood SA

08 8568 5220

Dr Denise Noonan

Bridgewater SA

08 8303 4107

Dr Greg Rodda

Meadows SA

08 8338 3455

Dr Andrew Loose

Hahndorf SA

08 8388 1200

Roseworthy SA

08 8313 1999

Victor Harbour SA

0414 855 923

Dr Laura Hardefeldt Dr Neil Lawson

The above Veterinarian's list was sourced from the AAA website

SHEARING SHEARER’S DIRECTORY NAME

LOCATION

CONTACT DETAILS

EMAIL ADDRESS

Greg Ruckert

Mt Barker

0402 318 183

greg@alpacamanagement. com

Brian & Kay

Rosedale

088 524 9093

kinedana@internode.on.net

Spalding

0429 099 438

troughlollies@gmail.com

Gursansky Trevor & Nicole

(Will travel SA, August to April)

Edmunds Kob Schmaal

0437 290 0310

Mobile alpaca Shearing & Husbandry Services

Or 0438 143 903

If you know of a shearer who would like their details placed in the directory please email the information to readnbreed@outlook.com. Please include their email address and location .

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From THE Editor Thankyou once again to Julianne Buckley & Konica Minolta Business Solutions for their help in Printing this magazine.

JUST A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR…….

I would like to thank everyone for all their comments in regards to the Read n Breed.

As this was the first time I have ever done anything like this it has been personally very rewarding to see the finished product.

I would like to encourage everyone to supply photo’s, stories, ads etc for use within the magazine. It would be great to see & hear what other members are up to.

Do you have a funny photo or article? Please send it to me to go into the magazine.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Sue Drogemuller from Adaminca Alpacas for her help in organising the article from Dr Andrew Loose, in this issue as well as the previous issue, it is very much appreciated. cheers SUE aislinnpark@hotmail.com

The Deadline for the Spring edition of Read n Breed is Friday the 26th of July, 2013

‘Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right’ Henry Ford (1863—1947)

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All members are invited to submit photographs

I was doing a bit of surfing and found these…..

for the use on the front cover and throughout the magazine as well as photo corner. Please send them to: aislinnpark@hotmail.com

I know alpacas love water but surfing?????????

they If only

came in

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Hi There!!!!

Sent in by Somadale

Sent in by

Alpacas

Adaminca Alpacas

Sent in by Haylilla Alpacas

I have heard of comb overs but….

Enjoying a shower on a hot summers day

Sent in by Aislinn park Alpacas

Hey Kids!

Have seen yo u one of thes e??? ???? ??

Back page: Photo supplied by Adaminca Alpacas

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