The international alpaca handbook /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Watt, Ian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norwood, South Australia : Alpaca Consulting Services of Australia, [2004]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The synthesis of a miracle
  • Australian breed standard
  • Vitamin and mineral tables
  • The merits and otherwise of running an alpaca agistment centre
  • Production from pasture
  • The Australian alpaca co-operative : a vital link
  • The processing chain
  • Preparing fleeces for sale
  • Classing lines for the Australian Alpaca Clip
  • Rugging... perception of
  • Fibre measurement
  • Getting it right
  • The Soft Rolling SkinĀ® (SRSĀ®) breeding system for alpacas
  • AOBA 50 : 50 rule
  • An introduction to alpaca sex - focus on the female
  • Improving reproductive efficiency in alpacas : reproductive patterns in the female and male
  • Breeding management and pregnancy
  • Cria watch
  • Reproduction - practical advice for achieving pregnancies
  • Alpaca embryo transfer : the present situation
  • Artificial insemination in alpacas
  • Testicle size does matter!
  • Screening standards for the certification of herd sires in Australia
  • Basic genetics for the alpaca breeder
  • Introduction to genetics of improving alpacas
  • Advanced alpaca genetics
  • Across-herd genetic evaluation for alpaca in Australia
  • An introduction to the genetics of coat colour and pattern
  • What can we expect when we cross Hucaya by Huacaya, Suri by Huacaya and Suri by Suri alpacas?
  • The Suri gene supreme - a crossbreeding conundrum