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Ideal Alpaca Community (IAC) Newsletter - March 2007
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Adrian Stewart
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03/28/07
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Welcome to this the third edition of the IAC Newsletter.
In this issue of the IAC Newsletter, we have two great articles from our friends at SEO Advantage. The first article is essential reading for all members who want to make the most of their IAC membership and the additional on-line exposure that it generates. Of course, just reading the article will not make any difference you will have to invest some time making changes in order to reap the rewards. If you need help contact Pat at SEO Advantage, the contact details are at the end of the article.
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Ideal Alpaca Community Welcome Letter- October 2005
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Adrian Stewart
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10/25/05
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Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Adrian Stewart and I raise alpacas on a small farm, Mulberry Alpacas in Southern Oregon. I moved here from England with my family in the summer of 2004, so you can imagine that the last 12 months have been fairly exciting one way or another!
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Ideal Alpaca Community Newsletter- July 2006
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Adrian Stewart
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07/31/06
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Welcome to this the first edition of the IAC Newsletter. The IAC Newsletter is primarily published for members of the IAC. However, it will also be read by alpaca breeders who are new to the IAC, everyone is welcome and your active participation is encouraged.
In this issue:
- Introduction
- Shearing and IAC Fleece Samples.
- The first IAC shareholders meeting
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Ideal Alpaca Community Newsletter - Feb. 2007
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Adrian Stewart
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02/08/07
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Welcome to this the second edition of the IAC Newsletter.
The IAC Newsletter is primarily published for members of the IAC. It is also read by alpaca breeders who are new to the concept of the IAC. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate.
In this issue:
· Introduction
· Customer Service in the Alpaca Industry – Robert Yancey
· Elements of a Successful Alpaca Website – Lisa Banks
· Effectively Utilizing and Optimizing Your IAC Web Space and Your Farm’s Site – Pat Reuning
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Alpaca breeders from across the country share their secrets. Learn about training tips, marketing, fencing, showing and selling your alpacas. Better yet submit your own tips and tricks.
Please send your ideas to the editor.
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Summary of Ideal Alpaca Community 2008 - 2009 Huacaya EPD Results
The Ideal Alpaca Community to pleased to provide detailed alpaca EPDs for members participating in the EPD program. Several dozen charts are presented that allow you to view EPDs using several different chart formats.
The Huacaya EPDs were computed for the IAC by Dr. David Notter of Virginia Tech. The source of raw data for the analysis was derived from the fiber test sample data IAC members submitted to Yocom-McColl Labs, plus fleece weights and shearing dates entered by members themselves. This includes fleece sample results for the 2007 and 2008 shearing seasons, plus hundreds of records from prior years, and some from early 2009 (prior to mid-April). A total of over 5,500 alpaca fiber test records were used in preparing the summaries. Test records include fiber tests from more than 4,500 individual alpacas. Alpacas younger than 9 months of age were excluded.
Work is currently underway to generate similar results for Suris. It is anticipated these results will be available in December 2009. In addition, an EPD analysis update is planned for the end of the year. It will include hundreds of additional alpacas from very large farms that were unable to submit results in time for inclusion in the current analysis. In addition, it will include all the submissions made thus far in 2009. If you submitted your fleece samples after about mid-April 2009 your EPDs will be in this analysis.
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