Alpaca Journal

This is a must read for breeders who want to make accurate color selection decisions. Study this article and create the colored cria of your dreams.

The most interesting detail I found in the article was the speculation by the author that the black gene may come from guanaco. The model generally predicts that when you breed the same color to same color you will get the same color 85% of the time.

Paul then tested her model against 13,000 breedings from the Australian registry herd book. The test showed a substantial correlation with the hypothetical model. The most interesting data that she cited was:

1. White bred to color produced color 75% of the time.
2. Color bred to color almost always produced color.
3. Breeding white animals with pink pigmentation almost always produced white animals with pink pigmentation.

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RELATED LINKS:

• Breeding for Color
• The Status of White and Red Alpacas in the Australian Herd
• The Status of Grey Alpacas in the Australian Herd
• An Update of Alpaca Fleece Colour