Re: [AlpacaTalk] Other alpaca discussion groups
Hi Margie,
Yes, I did write to Montana State about their testing services, and I
was told that they did take samples from the public. I told them I was
an alpaca breeder and that many other alpaca breeders were looking for
alternatives to the current providers...
I just received this email from Brenda at MSU:
> Heather,
>
> The Montana Wool Laboratory is a research laboratory at Montana State
> University. We are charged to do some service work for Montana
> producers. In addition we do have a OFDA 2000 that we lease that was
> purchased by ASI. Under the terms of that agreement we have an
> obligation to also test samples from out-of-state producers at our
> cost. However, under our agreement with ASI the use of the OFDA 2000
> is limited to wool. We were leaving town, and in our haste to wrap up
> things we must of misunderstood you previous email. We were under the
> impression that you had a few wool samples you wanted to evaluate
> using the OFDA 2000. In short we are not set up to do alpaca samples
> in our lab. We would encourage you to use Yocum-McColl. I am truely
> sorry for any any inconvenience this has caused.
>
> Brenda
So unfortunately, MSU is not available to us, and the fee of $15 per
sample for Ian Watt's OFDA 2000 test is outrageous, in my opinion. The
OFDA 2000 does not measure the percentage of medullated fibers as the
OFDA 100 does. Yocom-McColl is charging $9.50 per sample for the OFDA
100, and still only $7.50 per sample for the Sirolan test.
http://www.ymccoll.
If you are a member of the Ideal Alpaca Community, apparently there is
a big combined testing result for the same $7.50 per sample. I don't
know all the details of that.
http://www.ideal-
Old's College website:
http://www.oldscoll
natural_fibre_
Here are some Australian testing lab websites (very low cost per sample
I might add!):
http://www.wooltest
http://www.genstock
http://www.awta.
Fleece_Testing.
And finally, Ian Watt's site, if you have more money than sense:
www.alpacaconsultin
Best regards,
Heather Zeleny
West Wind Alpacas
Eugene, OR
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
Home of Avatar's West Wind Scirocco, El Bello's Padré, Pluro grandson
Sienna Illusion, and true black full Bolivian Cosby of Chelsea Farms!
http://www.westwind
http://www.alpacana
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