Alpaca Associations
May 7th 2008 22:18
In Australia, there are currently two main alpaca associations you can join, the Australian Alpaca Association (AAA) and the Australasian Alpaca Breeders Association (AABA).
The AAA was the first alpaca association set up and maintains a register of alpacas called the International Alpaca Register (IAR). AABA also has a register which is called the Australasian Alpaca Register (AAR)
Alpacas can be registered and a record of their pedigree is kept for future breeding purposes. This is useful if you are buying alpacas to help determine the bloodlines of the alpaca you are thinking about.
You can register an alpaca with the AAA if both his or her parents are registered, and the father is also certified. (Certification requires a DNA test and a veterinary check to ensure the male has no genetic faults).
With AABA, you can register any alpaca, but if you dont have information about the parentage, the alpaca will also need to be DNA tested. AABA has a Verified Register which records alpacas with full DNA testing and verified parentage.
Most registered alpacas will be sporting an association ear tag and come with a certificate stating their name, number and pedigree details.
You can register males, females and even wethers (castrated males) if you want to, but it can get pretty expensive to register all of them, so many breeders are now registering just their very best animals. Some breeders don't register any of their alpacas.
The AAA runs the majority of alpaca shows in Australia currently and you can only enter an alpaca if he or she is registered with AAA. The exception is wethers. You can show them, registered or not.
AABA is a fairly new association and only runs a couple of shows currently, but I believe they are planning to run more shows in the future. AABA have set up an online auction website AABA Market, where you can buy and sell alpaca products.
If youre new to alpacas, joining an association is a good way to meet other alpaca people and find our more about alpacas. They send out magazines and newsletters and have various events throughout the year that you can attend.
The AAA was the first alpaca association set up and maintains a register of alpacas called the International Alpaca Register (IAR). AABA also has a register which is called the Australasian Alpaca Register (AAR)
Alpacas can be registered and a record of their pedigree is kept for future breeding purposes. This is useful if you are buying alpacas to help determine the bloodlines of the alpaca you are thinking about.
Australian Alpaca Association
You can register an alpaca with the AAA if both his or her parents are registered, and the father is also certified. (Certification requires a DNA test and a veterinary check to ensure the male has no genetic faults).
With AABA, you can register any alpaca, but if you dont have information about the parentage, the alpaca will also need to be DNA tested. AABA has a Verified Register which records alpacas with full DNA testing and verified parentage.
Australasian Alpaca Breeders Association
Most registered alpacas will be sporting an association ear tag and come with a certificate stating their name, number and pedigree details.
You can register males, females and even wethers (castrated males) if you want to, but it can get pretty expensive to register all of them, so many breeders are now registering just their very best animals. Some breeders don't register any of their alpacas.
The AAA runs the majority of alpaca shows in Australia currently and you can only enter an alpaca if he or she is registered with AAA. The exception is wethers. You can show them, registered or not.
AABA is a fairly new association and only runs a couple of shows currently, but I believe they are planning to run more shows in the future. AABA have set up an online auction website AABA Market, where you can buy and sell alpaca products.
If youre new to alpacas, joining an association is a good way to meet other alpaca people and find our more about alpacas. They send out magazines and newsletters and have various events throughout the year that you can attend.
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Comment by Rosemary
on change our lives, why should we?
Alpaca Notes - Tasmania
Example: If air conditioning is available, people will buy it and use it for sure.
If it's not available, people would just have to get used to that.
Hoping that we humans will sort it before nature decides to get rid of us.