[Alpacasite] Re: Pet Quality Definition

I think you forgot about pet quality females. There are some of
those out there, but not many. What is your definition for a pet
quality female?

Jeanne
Chaffee, NY

--- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Rademacher"
<chuck_rademacher@x...> wrote:
>
> For what it's worth, my take on "pet quality" is a bit simple. A
male's
> SECOND fleece has to be finer, weigh more, and have a staple
length longer
> than 95% of our females. Of course, he also has to be
conformationally
> "correct". Finally, the SECOND fleece of 95% of his progeny must
be finer,
> weigh more, and have a longer staple length that their dam's.
Otherwise,
> they are pets. So far, all of our males are "pet quality", with
one
> potential "keeper" that we won't know for sure for another three
to four
> years.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chuck Rademacher
> Auckland, New Zealand
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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