Re: [Alpacasite] Re: Llama in car...

Heidi,

I believe you may be referring to a lovely old dam that died this
year in New Zealand.

See the exchange on Alpaca site from 08/25/05, below (a picture of
Maria is uploaded, in the photo section):

Hi Mike,

I just retrieved this message, though a month late, while deleting a
bunch of old e-mails. I had occasion to visit Ian Nelson 2 years
ago, in the Spring, while I was staying with friends in Ohakune,
NZ. At that time, I had the opportunity to see Maria. She was an
older female, 26 1/2 at the time, with short staple length, with good
conformation for an older female, active and bright-eyed. When I
inquired about her age, I was quite surprised, having assumed that
she might be in her mid to upper teens. I still have a picture of
her, which I would be happy to post to Alpacasite, if anyone is
interested. She was, to my knowledge, the oldest documented alpaca.

I will write privately to Ian Nelson, as well. He was a very
knowledgeable farmer, with some very different ideas about alpaca
husbandry than I was used to seeing in this country, no doubt
emanating from his background with the sheep industry in NZ. I have
a very nice, informative booklet, which he first published in 1990,
entitled "Farming Alpacas in New Zealand". I will always cherish
that visit to his place.

Dave Friedman

David & Esther Friedman
Adirondack Alpacas
"From the Womb to the Loom"
9568 Old Stage Road
Remsen, NY 13438
www.newyorkalpacas.com
315-831-3040

At 09:29 AM 7/30/2005, you wrote:
>Today an item went past in our Association's newsletter in New Zealand
>recording the recent passing of the very first female alpaca that was
>imported into our country.
>
>She had been purchased from Chester Zoo in the UK and was imported
>into NZ in June 1986 at 10 years of age. Her owner is the foundation
>breeder in our industry who fought the regulatory battles to have
>alpacas classified as farm animals rather than exotics that might only
>be kept in zoos. Maria, together with an accompanying male, endured a
>pretty horrific quarantine and transportation regime during which she
>gave birth to a cria somewhere along the way. Here's a precis from the
>article in the newsletter:-
>
>Maria was a bit thin when I first got her, so I fed her up for a few
>months before mating her and from then on until she was 19 years old
>she produced a cria each January. She had them all completely unaided
>and fed them well even though she got fairly thin doing it. She had
>one more cria when she was 21, but that was the last, even though she
>accepted the male for several more years she did not get pregnant
>again. After the age of 24 she was only shorn every second year as her
>fiber was really not long enough for an annual shearing and it was
>getting very coarse. When she died in April this year Maria had lived
>for 28 years and 9 months
>
>The owner, Ian Nelson, and his wife are now well into their 70s and
>have announced that they will be retiring from alpaca farming in about
>18 months time.
>
>With events like that going past I guess our industry is growing up :-)
>--
>Mike Moller
>Lallybroch Alpacas
>New Zealand
>www.lallybroch.co.nz

At 05:32 PM 12/2/2005, you wrote:

>Didn't any zoos have them before that? Would be an interesting bit
>of trivia to know when the first one came in. Thought I read about
>an alpaca that recently died at 29 and had lived here most of her
>life.
>
>Heidi Christensen
>Graham WA
>
>
>
>
>--- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, Jan Sherrill <pacamom@l...> wrote:
> >
> > Can't speak for llamas, but the alpacas were in 83-84. Background
>on
> > pg 30-31 of the Hoffman Alpaca Book.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jan Sherrrill
> > Celestial Alpacas
> >
> >
> > >OK, since this was in 1957...when WERE the first Llamas brought to
> > >the US ? I "believe" that Alpacas were first imported in 1984 ??
> > >
> > >Holly Zech
> > >Pleasant Grove CA
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> > > Subject: RE: [Alpacasite] Fiber Nutrient Dosage
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> > > Interesting pic of a llama in Time Square, 1957
> > >
> > >
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> ><<http://todayspictures.slate.com/20051201/5.html>http://todayspict
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> > > HC 65 Box 6012
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