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August 2003 Newsletter - Spring Stud Issue
We bring you news of some of our studs,
in our special "stud issue".
With
spring blossoms out, and
new green growth
starting, we
notice our stud boys seem to have read Tennyson -
" In the spring a young
man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love".
One evening recently I thought one of them was going to leap two fences to
visit a flirting maiden ! So time for us - and you - to think about their
bookings for the forthcoming mating season.
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Need Your Own Boy ?
Up-and-coming
herdsires
for sale
feature on our new webpage.
From the famous Purrembete bloodlines, these quality boys bring top genetics
for you to improve your herd, with your own stud.
Some are already proven as studs, with cria on the ground or on the way
AND some
have already sold !
Be quick - have a look at our herdsires page.
View these boys ....
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Proven by their Progeny
Benleigh Moon Shine's progeny
had a magnificent show season, taking numerous awards and earning Moon Shine the
Sire's Progeny award at every show in which his progeny were entered. Moon Shine
is from the well-known Purremebete lines.
 Here
are a couple of his
cria, and a number of the
herdsires for sale are
from Moon Shine, like
Cajun Moon, pictured left.
Alpine Fiber's Brutus, our American import, sired by the legendary
Hemingway, has shown with his cria that he is heterozygous white - able to throw
not only white cria, but also coloured cria from coloured dams. We are getting
cria with supremely fine fleece, and carrying the sire's characteristics of a
higher secondary to primary follicle ratio. We are strong on the pedigree and
genetic lines, but it is nice to see the proof in the progeny as well !
See more about these studs
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Accoyo Brothers in Arms
Eringa Park Irraquoy and his brother Eringa Park Saintly,
full Accoyo studs, are almost identical, and are broad ribbon winners in
prestigious shows in Australia. Irraquoy was
described by the judge at Royal Adelaide Show 2002 as "an exceptionally fine
male with superb crimp definition and lustre".
Saintly is on his second season of a two season stud tour from Australia, so
be in soon to get his genetics, from Royal Fawn. The brothers' first New Zealand
cria are expected at Christmas.
See these boys and their
Australian show results
New Stud -
Kiwi Pluro
 As
always, we have a new stud to introduce for the new season. Waiwera Kiwi
Pluro is NZ born, sired by the famous ILR PPeruvian Pluro, known for his
abundance of secondary fibres with deep bold crimp.
Kiwi Pluro has a dense fleece with broad bold crimp, good lock structure,
brilliant lustre and he produced 3kg of 20 micron fibre at one year old.
Kiwi Pluro is co-owned by Gordon Baird of Waiwera Alpacas and Southern
Alpacas Stud, who have bought a half-share. Expect to see him around the South
Island this season.
More on Kiwi
Pluro
Boys based near YOU !
These are just some of our 15 stud boys, and some of them will be available
for stud near to you. Members of the nationwide Alpaca Services network
own and/or manage these studs with us, providing a real local service with the
stud service.
Contact us, or any member of the nationwide
Alpaca Services network, to discuss when
our studs will be based in your region, for your girls.
More on the Alpaca Services network
Evaluating Your Herd
Unsure of how to make improvement in
your herd ? Nic, with his breeding of show winners and his judging experience,
can evaluate your herd for you, and discuss breeding decisions, so you can make
the most of the progeny you breed from each of your girls.
Nic has written an article in the next AA(NZ) magazine, giving guidance on
the features to look for in a stud. There are a range of other helpful articles
on the new Articles page on our website as well.
Read our new Articles page for
more information
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