Genetic Change, Part One: Selection Accuracy
Selection accuracy is important if any improvement or gain is to be made. This means the traits you select...
Genetic Change in Alpacas: Rules and Tools, Introduction
Julio Barreda worked with ancient Peruvian alpaca stock, always striving to improve it. In North America, many breeders are...
Peru’s first export of alpacas in over 100 years
High-quality alpacas were exported to the United States beginning in 1993 and lasting through 1998. Simultaneously alpacas were exported...
Alpacas: An Origin Story
There is an old Quechua myth that tells the story of a princess, the daughter of an Apu, who...
How Vicuña Survived Mankind
The Inca rulers, with their gift for organizing and governing vast territories, elevated the wild vicuña to exclusive status...
Don Julio’s 20/20 Vision
The 20/20 alpaca will be the primary premise of my alpaca blog posts. 20/20 is simply a metaphor for...