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The Official Journal of the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association, Inc.
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Alpaca and Fiber
Industry News
Wanted: More Alpaca Fleece........20
Llama Fiber:
Moving Out of the Shadows.........24
Camelid Community 2012............28
Characteristics of Small-Scale
U.S. Livestock Operations .............30
In Every Issue:
Contact Us......................................4
Letter from the AOBA President .....8
Letter from the Editor ..................10
Calendar of Events .....................122
Marketplace...............................136
Classifieds ..................................141
Ad Index.....................................142
The Last Pages ...........................144
Cover photo © 2012 Robert and
Patricia Petit
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Let AOBA Help You Succeed!
by Steve Putney
38
National Alpaca Farm Days:
Your chance to be a star!
by Cindy Berman Morrow
42
Marketing Magic: Easy-to-Fix
Marketing Mistakes
by JulieWassom
46
Camelidynamics: Of Podcasts,
Poop and Stress
by Marty McGee Bennett
52
Preventing and Treating
Heat Stress in Alpacas
by Dr. Norm Evans, DVM
60
The Many Dimensions of Fiber
by Linda Batt and Rus Hinman
68
Running an Alpaca Farm B&B
by Teresa Ehalt
76
Fine Tune Fleece Fineness
by Understanding Histograms
by Laura Coussens
82
What’s in a Name? Labeling
for Alternatives to Organic
by Gwendolyn Hustvedt, PhD
88
Got Products to Sell?
Pay Attention to your Photos!
by Jennifer Clark
93
Skin Mites on Alpacas:
Problem or Condition?
by Michael Morack
100
Breeding Management of Camelids
by Lisa K. Pearson, DVM, MS
and Ahmed Tibary DMV, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACT
104
A Summer of Exciting Obstetrics
by Nancy Carr
108
What to Expect When
Your Alpaca’s Expecting
Photos by Eric Lorince and Chris Barty
110
Caring for the Overdue Camelid
by Pat Long, DVM
114
What Should You Put in the
Cria Baby Bottle?
by Sheila Scroggins
118
Contracted Tendons in Alpaca Crias
byWanda Hildebrant
124
WeavingWisdom:
Bird’s Eye Patterned Scarf
by Lynette Ausland Eads
128
Knitted Jewelry Pouch: A FunWay
to Use Small Quantities of Yarn
by ClaireWalker
131
Knitter’s Nook: Ribbon Heart Afghan
by Rita O’Connell
114
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