My
growing concerns over the suri alpaca breed has lead me into a much debated issue
in the industry. That being the cross breeding of Suris with huacayas. As many of
you know this is not a new practice. Through-out
South America
,
Australia
, and in the U.S cross breeding is happening. The practice was used widely in
Peru
during the importation days in order to ship colored Suris to the
U.S.
for big dollars. The American market wanted color and as long as the alpaca was suri
phenotype and registered suri it was alright. This seemed all fine and many breeders
with-out really understanding how the genetics work bought into this program. This
also applies to any importation where the
background
of the suri was unknown! I will talk about importation later in this article.
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