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Jude and Al would love to see US breeders take a bit of notice and run with it to see how effective it really is. By a combination of not wanting to lose the time with the new born cria and an unswerving tendency to want to own their “own“ stud male Jude and Al feel like US breeders are doing their breeding programs irreparable harm. They end up using unproven males, or herdsires they bought “at the right price“, or “young Harry”, their first born, because of sentimental reasons.

Of course no one wants to send off their new born cria that they have waited so long to be with. Months of waiting and suspense envelope a new cria’s birth. Breeders want to care and nurture that cria during its most impressionable and at risk time. So Al and Jude see a lot of breeders using stud males that will not improve anyone’s breeding program because they will not send of their females with cria at foot. As Jude says, “Why on earth would you buy a herdsire that will forever affect your herd quality when you only have 3-4 years experience breeding alpacas? To make good breeding decisions people have to understand genetics, know how to dissect pedigree and understand matching one alpaca’s traits to another. They need to know breeding systems.”

“So often“ says Alan, “we see new breeders buying phenotypically good looking herdsires that have poor pedigree. And so often they select these to the strength of just the herdsire in the pedigree and forget that a stud male needs prepotent genetics from both dam and sire.” A herdsire will only throw to the value of his genes, so if one of the parents is weak he will throw back to that. It is an averaging effect. The whole problem for less wealthy and smaller breeders is that the herdsires with impeccable genetic and phenotypic quality are often out of their price range. Often well over $100,000. But if a breeder buys a $25,000 or thereabouts male it’s very likely someone else’s cull!

Mobile Mating helps these breeders. The Pucara males are proven. Genetically superior. Display great phenotype. Have produced remarkable cria. And in the case of the Studmaster and Alpaca Gain males have their progeny tracked for production. And these boys can come to you at no extra expense.

This is how it works :

You call Pucara International after the birth of your cria and arrange said breeding about 14-21 days after the birth. Of course you have booked the breeding with a 25% down on the signing of a breeding contract much earlier so we can schedule things.
You make sure the female is receptive to a male, disease free, has no infection and in the case of a maiden, you make sure the hymen is perforated at least seven days before the mobile breeding and also that she is receptive to a male.
Jude and Al will consult with you which is the best herdsire to use. They would like to get a history of fiber results, perhaps a fiber sample, a copy of the ARI certificate and if possible any information including pictures, if available, of previous cria from the female including which males sired them.
We assume the mobile breeding to be done is within a reasonable drive ( meaning a return trip can be done comfortably within a day's travel ) of Muddy Valley Farm. Pucara will drive further for group bookings but there may be travelling costs involved and the need to be able to house the stud males in a suitable risk free field with shelter.
Discounts are available for multiple breedings and repeat customers and also to “host“ farms who organize group breedings.
Then the day arrives. A pen area is required. The breeding takes place. In 13 days the female will be checked for “spit off” status by the owner. If the female is receptive, the male will return on day 14. (A spit test can also be done at day 7 which will indicate whether or not ovulation has taken place. If she’s receptive it’s wise to arrange a breeding as soon as possible as you are more likely to achieve success at a different phase of her cycle.) However, if the female does not conceive after the third visit, Pucara reserves the right to bring that female back to Muddy Valley Farm for a veterinary inspection and further breeding. If this option is not accepted by the dam’s owner they will sacrifice 10% of the breeding fee.
It is the responsibility of the dam owner to carry out spit tests and ultrasound exams in a time frame that’s agreed to by both parties.
If the female conceives, payment is due on a positive ultrasound or 60 days after the effective mating, which ever comes first.
Pucara offers a live birth guarantee for 48 hours after birth.

Thus the process is easy. It’s simple. You lose nothing. There is no anxiety. All it involves is an hour chatting about the affairs of the world with Al or Jude while the alpacas do all the work. It may also require a good cup of tea!

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