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Record: 1

Title: Running with the Alpacas?

Subject(s): STEWART, Charles & Helen; ALPACA -- Breeding -- Colorado --

Larkspur; WOOLEN goods industry; PREGNANCY in animals;

RANCHERS -- Colorado -- Larkspur

Source: New York Times, 09/19/98, Vol. 148 Issue 51285, pC1, 0p, 1

graph, 3c

Author(s): Long, William R.

Abstract: Focuses on Larkspur, Colorado ranchers Charles and Helen

Stewart as breeders of alpacas, which are prized for their

fleece. The growing number of breeders and ranchers;

Comments of the Stewarts; How much some of their animals

are worth; Demand for alpaca fleece; Registering an alpaca;

Decision of the registry to stop registering newly imported

alpacas over the fears of owners that doing so could erode

the value of their herds; Gestation period of the female

alpaca.

AN: 1080566

ISSN: 0362-4331

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Record: 2

Title: Comparative productivity and grazing behaviour of Huacaya

alpacas and Peppin Merino sheep grazed on annual pastures.

Source: Small Ruminant Research, Jun2002, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p219, 14p

Author(s): McGregor, B.A.

Abstract: Adult Huacaya alpaca (mixed sex, <F>mean±S.D.</F>, age

<F>5.2±2.7</F> years, live weight <F>72.0±9.5</F> kg) were

grazed with Peppin Merino sheep (castrated male, age

<F>3±0.1</F> years, live weight <F>54.0±3.9</F> kg) for 2

years on improved annual pasture at commercial grazing

pressures (10–17 dry sheep equivalents/ha) near Melbourne,

Australia. Alpacas and sheep gained weight during the first

year and then lost weight (proportional loss: alpacas 22%,

sheep 20%, NS) before commencing weight gain. Twice the

alpacas gained when the sheep lost weight <F>(P<0.001)</F>.

Alpacas lost weight when green pasture was <0.5 t DM/ha and

gained weight when green pasture exceeded 0.5 t DM/ha. The

pasture was not grazed evenly. The behaviour of alpacas

indicated a strong preference for short green grazed pasture

and they generally avoided long dry grass. The alpacas did

not increase the utilisation of the pasture until increased

grazing pressure resulted in an expansion of the area

utilised. Midside wool and alpaca fibre growth rates were

depressed when animals lost weight and increased when

animals gained weight. The effects of the adverse

nutritional conditions on alpaca were: a significant

reduction in clean fibre growth (CFW) 2.86 vs 1.91 kg,

<F>P<0.001</F>; clean washing yield (CWY) 95.2 vs 91.5%,

<F>P<0.001</F>; mean fibre diameter (MFD) 37.5 vs 35.2 µm,

<F>P<0.01</F>; staple length (SL) 94 vs 77 mm,

<F>P<0.001</F>; SL/MFD ratio 2.50 vs 2.20, <F>P<0.001</F>;

an increase in mean fibre diameter coefficient of variation

(MFD CV) 23.3 vs 25.1%, <F>P<0.05</F>; fibre curvature (FC)

24.6 vs 26.4°/mm, <F>P<0.1</F> and no change in staple

strength (SS) 54 vs 46 N/ktex; resistance to compression

(Rc) 5.1 vs 5.1 kPa; staple crimp (SC) 1.2 vs 1.1

cm<sup>-1</sup>. The effects on wool were: a significant

reduction of CFW 4.12 vs 3.42 kg, <F>P<0.001</F>; CWY 73.7

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Record: 3

Title: One alpaca yields six or seven superior sweaters

per year.

Subject(s): ALPACA farming -- Alberta; ALPACA -- Breeding --

Alberta; ALPACA (Textile) -- Alberta; ALPACA Plus

Ltd.; GROENEVELD, Alice

Source: Alberta Report / Newsmagazine, 11/09/98, Vol. 25

Issue 47, p17, 1/2p, 1bw

Author(s): Hope, Philip

Abstract: Notes the value of alpacas as breeding stock.

Albertan Alice Groeneveld's formation of Alpaca

Plus Ltd. to process raw alpaca fleece into

finished products; Price of a high-quality

pregnant female animal; Size of Canada's flock

and estimate of the number of breeders.

AN: 1262471

ISSN: 0225-0519

Full Text Word Count: 329

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Record: 4

Title: Soft, Cute and New on the Farm.

Subject(s): ALPACA -- New York (State) -- Bethel; FARMS -- New York

(State) -- Bethel; DOMESTIC animals -- New York (State) --

Bethel; ALPACA (Textile) -- New York (State) -- Bethel

Source: New York Times, 08/11/2000, Vol. 149 Issue 51477, pB1, 0p,

1 map, 2c

Author(s): Collins, Glenn

Abstract: Focuses on the presence of alpacas on upstate New York

farms. How the creatures are a curiosity; Information on

the Double E Alpaca Farm in Bethel, New York, owned by

Edward F. Boyd; Profit to be made from the animals'

lanolin-free fleece; Support to the local economy.

AN: 3452323

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Record: 5

Title: In Retirement, Executive Takes Up Wool Gathering.

Subject(s): CHIEF financial officers -- Retirement; POLAROID Corp. --

Officials & employees; HENRY, Bruce -- Views on alpaca

Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition, 12/23/98, Vol. 232

Issue 123, pNE2, 0p

Author(s): Krasner, Jeffrey

Abstract: Announces that Bruce Henry will pursue shearing alpaca

after retiring from Polaroid Corp. as chief financial

officer. How Henry regarded alpacas; Position of Henry at

Laser Optics Research.

AN: 1396010

ISSN: 0099-9660

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Record: 6

Title: On `top' of the world.

Subject(s): ALPACA (Textile) -- Bolivia; ALPACA -- Bolivia;

AGRICULTURAL cooperative credit associations --

Bolivia

Source: Rural Cooperatives, Nov/Dec97, Vol. 64 Issue 6,

p16, 7p, 10c

Author(s): Namken, Jerry C.

Abstract: Discusses how the Bolivian cooperative named

Association Integral de Ganaderos en Camelidos de

los Andes Altos (AIGACAA) helps producers improve

and market alpaca fiber. Includes hiring of

university graduates in veterinary medicine and

pasture land science to work as extension agents;

Provision of credit; Maximization of the value of

alpaca fiber; Funding of the cooperative;

International marketing efforts.

AN: 514710

ISSN: 1088-8845

Full Text Word Count: 2470

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Record: 7

Title: Bulls, bears and alpacas.

Subject(s): EXOTIC animals -- Breeding -- Canada; ALPACA --

Breeding -- Alberta

Source: Canadian Business, Dec96, Vol. 69 Issue 15, p139,

2/3p, 2c

Author(s): Roy, Piali

Abstract: Examines exotic-animal breeding in Canada,

focusing on growth of the South American alpaca

industry in Alberta; Decline of prices of the

boar goat; Question of viability of alpacas.

AN: 9612067658

ISSN: 0008-3100

Full Text Word Count: 454

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Record: 8

Title: alpaca

Source: Columbia Encyclopedia

AN: IXBalpaca

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Record: 9

Title: Luxury livestock.

Subject(s): ALPACA -- Breeding -- Canada; YARN; FIBERS

Source: Canadian Geographic, Jan/Feb2000, Vol. 120 Issue

2, p20, 1/2p, 1c

Author(s): West, Darlene

Abstract: Deals with the breeding of alpacas in Canada for

their soft fiber which is processed into yarns

and fabrics. Cost of a female alpaca; Description

of the animal; Location of specialty mills for

processing the fibers.

AN: 2868818

ISSN: 0706-2168

Full Text Word Count: 331

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Record: 10

Title: Chain letter investing.

Subject(s): ALPACA -- United States

Source: Forbes, 6/20/94, Vol. 153 Issue 13, p251, 2p, 2c

Author(s): Meeks, Fleming

Abstract: Focuses on the buying mania for alpacas in the

United States and suggests that, for newcomers,

they may not be a good investment. Discussion of

how people got suckered into mink ranching in the

1920s.

AN: 9406277578

ISSN: 0015-6914

Full Text Word Count: 1187

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Record: 11

Title: One way to lose money fast.

Subject(s): LLAMA breeders -- British Columbia; LLAMA farms

-- British Columbia; CANADIAN Llama and Alpaca

Association; LLAMAS -- British Columbia

Source: Report / Newsmagazine (Alberta Edition),

06/19/2000, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p33, 2p, 1c

Author(s): Byfield, Mike

Abstract: Reports on the Canadian Llama and Alpaca

Association (CLAA) in Grand Folks, British

Columbia. Problems the group had with raising the

llamas which include price collapses, conflicts

of interest among board members, and illegalities

with animal registration; Discussion of how

retired Calgary policeman, Deryck Jones and David

Trus, negotiated an agreement on how to clear up

the registration irregularities; Scarcity and

breeding costs of llamas.

AN: 3233565

ISSN: 1488-8092

Full Text Word Count: 795

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Record: 12

Title: For Peter the portfolio manager, fur flies over

alpaca's demise.

Subject(s): CAPITALISTS & financiers

Source: Advertising Age, 01/12/98, Vol. 69 Issue 2, p13,

2/5p, 1c

Author(s): Brady, James

Abstract: Opinion. Discusses someone by the name Peter the

Portfolio Manager and how he spread the wealth he

made from the stock market. His investments in

livestock; His acquisition of a herd of alpacas;

How he solved the problem of too much money.

AN: 78210

ISSN: 0001-8899

Full Text Word Count: 840

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Record: 13

Title: Failed plan leaves llamas dying in tropics.

Subject(s): LLAMAS -- Antigua; ALPACA -- Antigua; ANIMALS --

Transportation; QUARANTINE

Source: New York Times, 4/23/89, Vol. 138 Issue 47849, Section 1

p1, 2p

Author(s): Treaster, J.B.

Abstract: Reports that a herd of woolly llamas and alpacas, intended

to be pets and pack animals in the US, have been stranded

near the Caribbean island of Antigua and are slowly dying

from the heat and stress. Value of the animals on the

market; Delay in transport of animals due to feud over a

quarantine station.

AN: 8907030718

ISSN: 0362-4331

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Record: 14

Title: Hairy business begins.

Subject(s): RURKA, Donna

Source: Alberta Report / Newsmagazine, 7/29/96, Vol. 23

Issue 33, p23, 1/3p, 1bw

Abstract: Focuses on alpaca breeder Donna Rurka. Her

conviction that yarn made from alpaca coats will

become more popular than cashmere or mohair; How

much wool the animals produce; What the breed's

temperament is like.

AN: 9609057960

ISSN: 0225-0519

Full Text Word Count: 266

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Record: 15

Title: Optimising sampling techniques and estimating sampling

variance of fleece quality attributes in alpacas.

Source: Small Ruminant Research, Apr2002, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p53, 12p

Author(s): Aylan-Parker, J.; McGregor, B.A.

Abstract: Huacaya and Suri alpacas (<F>n=120</F>) of varying age, live

weight (LWT) and sex (female, male) were selected randomly

from four farms in southern Australia. At shearing, fleeces

were divided into four components: saddle (S), neck (N),

pieces (P; front and back legs, belly, apron) and the

midside sample (MS). Components were weighed, sampled using

the grid sampling technique and fleece attributes measured:

clean washing yield (CWY), mean fibre diameter (MFD),

coefficient of variation of the MFD (CV(D)), incidence of

medullated fibres (Med), mean medullated fibre diameter

(MedMFD) and coefficient of variation of the MedMFD

(MedCV(D)). The MS and saddle grid sample (SGS) were used to

create models to predict the fleece attribute of the total

fleece (TF), saddle and neck fibre. For each fleece

attribute MS had lower values than SGS and TF

(<F>P<0.005</F>) and SGS, except for CWY, had lower values

than the P and TF (<F>P<0.005</F>). The means were: MFD MS

27.5 µm, S 28.8 µm, N 28.7 µm, P 37.6 µm, TF 31.2 µm; CV(D)

MS 24.3%, S 27.0%, N 28.6%, P 30.6%, TF 28.1%; CWY MS 90.2%,

S 91.4%, N 88.9%, P 92.8%; Med 24.4%, S 33.1%, P 44.5%, TF

35.2%; MedMFD MS 32.7 µm, S 34.4 µm, P 41.1 µm, TF 36.0 µm;

MedCV(D) MS 19.4%, S 22.3%, P 25.9%, TF 23.4%. The MS was

found to be an appropriate sample from which to predict the

MFD and CWY. CV(D) was only satisfactorily predicted by the

SGS (<F>r=0.88</F>), with the exception of the neck fleece,

for which neither the MS nor SGS could provide an accurate

predictive model. The MS did not sufficiently account for

the variation in Med (<F>r=0.73</F>–0.79). The SGS gave

accurate prediction of Med (<F>r=0.98</F>). Sex effects were

detected in models for TFMFD, NMFD and TFCV(D). LWT effects

were detected in models for NMFD, NCV(D) and TFMedMFD. SGS

often gave a more accurate prediction of a fleece attribute

but it requires the removal of the entire fleece, whereas MS

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Record: 16

Title: Cutting edge gear that conquers the cold.

Subject(s): WINTER sports; HYDRAPAK (Company); DAHLGREN &

Co.; PATAGONIA Inc.

Source: Sierra, Sep2002, Vol. 87 Issue 5, p26, 2p, 1c

Author(s): Wallack, Roy M.

Abstract: Evaluates several products for winter sports.

Hydration packs from Hydrapak company; Alpaca

Dri-Stride socks from Dahlgren company; Core skin

jacket from Patagonia company.

AN: 7173555

ISSN: 0161-7362

Full Text Word Count: 1434

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Record: 17

Title: Alpaca sweater design and marketing: Problems and propects

for cooperative knitting organizations...

Subject(s): SWEATER industry; BOLIVIA; MARKETING; EXPORTS

Source: Human Organization, Spring98, Vol. 57 Issue 1, p83, 11p

Author(s): Page-Reeves, Janet

Abstract: Focuses on the aspects of a handknit sweater industry in

Bolivia, highlighting the dynamics of exporting and

marketing Andean handknits. Persons that are employed at

this industry; Reference made to the grassroots knitting

organizations; Problems which these organizations faced;

Indepth look at the handknit sweater industry in the United

States.

AN: 388608

ISSN: 0018-7259

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Record: 18

Title: Muffed Fashion.

Subject(s): HEAD-gear; SEASONS Inc.; EARPOPS.COM (Company); EASTERN

Mountain Sports (Company)

Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition, 12/22/2000, Vol. 236

Issue 122, pW12, 0p, 1 chart, 5bw

Author(s): Lipton, Lauren

Abstract: Provides information on several earmuff and headgear

designs. Arctic 180s Ear Muffs from Eastern Mountain

Sports; Alpaca Floral Headband from Seasons; Polar Fleece

Ear Pops from Earpops.com.

AN: 3932433

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Record: 19

Title: Look out for the llamas.

Subject(s): LLAMA breeders -- Great Britain; LLAMAS

Source: New Statesman & Society, 12/10/93, Vol. 6 Issue 282, p12,

2p, 1c, 1bw

Author(s): Milne, Kirsty

Abstract: Investigates the rise of British llama farming. Llama

farmers Ann Knowles-Brown and her husband Peter;

Knowles-Browns' respectful treatment of llamas; Llama's

heritage as the mainstay of the Inca empire; British

Camelid Association; Knowles-Browns' commercial purpose for

raising llamas; Competitiveness of llama knitwear; Problems

in de-hairing llama fiber; Alpaca-llama cross-breeding to

get better-quality fiber.

AN: 9403300783

ISSN: 0954-2361

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