This article updates the author’s previous update and presents the following conclusions:
The Herd Book results confirm, once again, that coloured fleece types dominate over white fleece; that brown is dominant over black and also over red fleece colours, and that the bulk of the Australian alpaca herd is coloured.
The reader is referred to the author’s previous articles (see references) for more detailed discussion of the genetics of alpaca fleece colours.
Disclaimer
The author’s opinions and conclusions are based solely on personal research and interpretation of the mating results presented in the Australian Alpaca Association Herd Books, Volumes 1-8 inclusive. The author is not responsible for any breeding or other decision taken by any other person in relation to these opinions or conclusions.
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