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THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ALPACA OWNERS AND BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
®
MAGAZINE
Alpaca News From North America
A hodgepodge of newsworthy items involving
the North American alpaca market:
Schacht Spindle Co. Celebrates 40 Years of
Passion, p. 22
The More Things Change: A History of
Interweave Press, p. 24
Alpaca Owners Build Homes for Troops,
p. 26
Calpaca Sponsors 5th Annual UC Davis
Camelid Symposium, p 28
CheekyLiving: Alpaca Transforms the
Interior Design Industry, p. 32
Camelid Community Gears Up For Annual
Kansas City Conference, p. 34
T
AKING
C
ARE OF
B
USINESS
Good Communications: Key to Best Fiber
Processing Results, p. 36
If you have never worked with a mill, or even
if you have, there are steps you should take
before you commit a single ounce of fiber.
Deb Hill
C
AMELIDYNAMICS
Make the Decision to Lead With
Precision, p. 42
Most people teach an alpaca to lead by pulling
on the head. Doing so, however, comes with
a price. There are better ways to control your
alpaca’s movement.
Marty McGee Bennett
M
ARKETING
M
AGIC
The Missing Step in Converting
Prospects to Buyers, p. 48
When someone is eligible, interested, and
serious about becoming a customer, the sales
techniques you employ will ensure conversion
from “prospect” to “buyer.”
Julie Wassom
Riobamba 2010: Camelid Congress
Report, p. 52
Over 5,000 camelid enthusiasts gathered on
the slopes of the Chimborazo Volcano in
Riobamba, Ecuador, for one of the largest
international conferences ever.
Guillermo Vila Melo
Twenty-Two Natural Colors, and All
Green!, p. 57
It may seem counterintuitive that wearing
something as luxurious as an alpaca garment
can also be earth-friendly, but it’s true. Alpaca
is the latest player in the global “green”
movement.
Jeff Merrifield
Annie’s Story: Recovery Through Herbal
Remedies, p. 62
Do you find yourself sitting on the fence,
when it comes to believing in herbal medicine?
Here’s an amazing story that just might cause
you to reconsider.
Candace Wingo
The Genetics of Gray Alpacas, p. 70
Classic grays, tuxedo grays, homozygous grays,
silver grays, rose grays, harlequin grays, roan
grays… it’s enough to make one’s head spin.
Learn the differences and how to breed for the
one you want.
Andrew Merriwether, PhD
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Alpacas
Magazine
Features
SPRING 2010
The alpacas’ most
significant contribution
to the Earth may be
as simple as our
just wearing it.
— page 57