alpacas: RE: [AlpacaTalk] Peruvian, Bolivian, Chilean differences

Hi there Kathy,

Good question!

In essence, it is the place where they were checked in prior to import. It
is merely the point from which they started at importation. They may have
been trucked from Bolivia to Peru the day before.or their owner may have
walked from Chile into Bolivia that week.etc. So it is NOT a reliable
indicator of any quality or non-quality traits.

It really means NOTHING!

Some of the big farms in Peru in later imports did send truckloads of their
animals which were specially chosen for import. Those tended to be of
better quality.but there were also large, well heeled farms in Chile and in
Bolivia sending stock for importation. For instance, Acero Marka is a
BOLIVIAN farm which means quality and had good animals.and they were NOT
Peruvian.

Peruvian is not instantly a mark of better quality than anything else.

Chilean animals tended to have more colors and Peruvian animals tended to be
chosen for white. Bolivian animals often had very nice fine crimpy
fleeces..supposedly. These are all generalizations. There is no magic
bullet for choosing quality. Certainly not paying more for an animal simply
because it is "1/4 Accoyo" or "Pure Peruvian" or Sollicotta or Macusani
whatever.

The best and only way to choose an animal of quality is to do your homework.
Look to see how long the fleece of the parents and collateral relatives
remained good. How many healthy living offspring did the parents have and
how many of those are still producing.

I like to see if the parents are listed as having even numbers of male and
female offspring. If the sire is a "big stud" but there are a lot of
"missing males" in the list of descendants.they were not registered and were
culled for whatever reason. That is a big tipoff that the quality is not as
consistent as the advertising of the sire wishes it were. Put your hands on
the animal you want to buy. Get fiber samples; look at relatives and
offspring. Loot at siblings if you can.

On my own animals I maintain life time statistics on fleece , fertility and
health, and I can prove why I'm keeping animals in my foundation herd. The
data is there. I expect as much of an animal that I'm purchasing to add to
that herd.

Now, I don't expect every male offspring of a good stud to be a super
star.but I do expect truth and complete records or I do business elsewhere.
So I would rather see the occasional registered gelding than a dirth of
male animals, for instance, when I'm looking in ARI records at an animal I'm
considering.

That is about it.

Allison Moss-Fritch

New Moon Alpacas

Santa Clara, CA

http://www.newmoonalpacas.com

From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of greenfleece60
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:55 AM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Peruvian, Bolivian, Chilean differences

I know I have heard this explained before, but what are the differences, if
any between Bolivian, Chilean, and Peruvian bloodlines? I believe I've heard
that there are none really and it is just marketing hype. True or false?

Kathy Quinn
Clifton Heights, PA

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