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“ Thrive or Survive. ”
SEMINAR CALENDAR All meals for Friday night, Saturday and including Sunday breakfast
and lunch. We have sought confirmation from the AOBA Show Administrator, Connie Alexander, and it appears anyone who attends our seminar or workshops is allowed to show under Jude in the show ring. You can credit your seminar fees against any purchase or breedings at Pucara International.
Survive or Thrive Agenda Friday night: 7pm. Introduction. Discussion of the five big questions! 8pm. "Why do we farm alpacas." A Global perspective. 9pm. Home to bed! Saturday: 9.00am "The Alpaca Market Place." Break 15 minutes. 10:45 "Understanding Genetics for Alpaca Production." To be a successful alpaca breeder people must understand genetics. Simple genetics theory including insights into prepotence, homozygosity and heritable traits will be discussed to illustrate what it is that makes a good alpaca, from the inside! 12:00 LUNCH! Local gourmet cuisine, wine and beer! 1:00pm "Alpaca Selection Theory." A presentation that aims to illustrate the most desirable phenotypic traits of an alpaca. Ways to identify them and why they are so important. Break 15 minutes. TO THE BARN! 2:30pm "Alpaca Evaluation." A hands on session where Jude and Alan will help you assess desirable characteristics of alpacas. You will be encouraged to get dirty! You will be given examples of what can happen with a thoughtful breeding program. You will get a chance to do hands on for huacaya, suri or both. Small groups will be given every chance to learn how to assess an alpaca. A chance here to hear Judge jude's thoughts on what it takes evaluate show quality. Break 15 minutes 4.00pm "Alpaca Fiber Evaluation." Another hands on session. For both huacaya and suri breeders here is the chance to learn from the best in the business. You’ll garner some insights in both these sessions that shall we say “ less seasoned “ alpaca breeders may not be savvy to. Again small groups will achieve the best results. You'll learn off Jude what fiber characteristics will succeed in the show ring. l 5.00pm Meditation, drinking, pasture walking, snoozing, whatever takes your fancy time! 6.00pm DINNER ….hearty dinner with drinks. 7.30pm "A Successful Model!" A chance to see how a successful program has done it. Jude and Al will present their formula for success in the show ring. Breeding for it, preparation and conduct. 8.30pm Music, more drinks, coffee/ tea, or home to bed! Sunday 9.00am "Breeding for Gain" A serious look at breeding systems, record keeping and evaluation.
This is possibly where the thrivers are separated from the survivors! 10:45am "Putting Money in the Bank!" Sales and marketing can be a very intimidating process for many people. Here is a chance to learn from Al who has sold to hundreds of alpaca breeders world wide. A no holds barred session guaranteed to motivate you. 11:50am "Pucara-support.com" We guarantee you'll be astounded with the amount of support we offer! 12.00 noon LUNCH …stay for lunch. Attendees are encouraged to relax, hang about and visit with us. Time will be taken for individual consultation for those wanting it.
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