alpacas: Re: [AlpacaTalk] BEW

And Heather, I can just imagine the hell you would raise if one of YOUR studs were named. True or false?

So, what makes you think some one should go out on a limb to name names?

> I find the refusal to identify those sires at the least, annoying,
and probably more like irresponsible.
Heather>

I have a BEW, she has blue eyes, and is solid white. Very fine fiber. She will NEVER be bred. Her dam very likely will NEVER be bred, as she carries the BEW gene. I know the stud she was bred to at North Americas largest alpaca Mill. For my $65,000 I paid to the Mill, for four bred females, one had a female cria at side, I have two that I can breed. One of those four died.

Jim Guerin

Jimmini Farm

Yelm, WA

I do recall, several years ago, that I mentioned a connection between
BEW and internal organ, reproductive organ malformation or
underdevelopment. I was grilled. Why did I think that? Where did I
get that idea? Etc. Well, it was from the reading I'd done on
dachshunds and Queensland heelers when breeders bred to merles
together. Then, we had a BEW girl here for breeding who was deaf, and
it turned out her entire reproductive tract was very underdeveloped.

As for sires who are known to throw CA crias... I just wish that
those who know who those sires are would say so. Give us some names.
I find the refusal to identify those sires at the least, annoying,
and probably more like irresponsible.

Heather

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