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		<title>What to do with Alpaca Fiber: Skirt it! Part 1 of 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maren  Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of blog entries about what to do with alpaca fiber. These articles are taken from Paca Talk #2 “What to do with Fiber” (link) which can be found on pacatalk.com. I’ve taken the time to expand each section a little more in these blog posts than we had time for in the podcast. These first four entries will focus on skirting a raw fleece. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpacaguy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8307812&amp;post=350&amp;subd=alpacaguy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>They DO Exist- An Elite Full Accoyo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Accoyo Bullion LLC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote an article analyzing the Accoyo market in the United States. Take from it what you will, but there are certainly some beautiful Alpacas in this country , and some of them happen to be full Accoyo. This male, Accoyo Bullion of LLC, is one of them. When I saw this 2008 model [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpacaguy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8307812&amp;post=366&amp;subd=alpacaguy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Crown Prince is Now King&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SBS Crown Prince, the 12x Champion white Suri male who has dominated the show ring in 2007/08&#8242;, is officially a proven herdsire. The medium/dark fawn cria shares the same color as Prince&#8217;s dam, a 7x Champion herself. When I received this press release I was particularly excited when discovering a photo attachment to the email. The cria [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpacaguy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8307812&amp;post=359&amp;subd=alpacaguy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gems &amp; Genetics Sale- PREVIEW</title>
		<link>http://alpacaguy.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/gems-genetics-sale-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mary's Alpaca]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we go- the first annual &#8216;Gems &#38; Genetics Sale&#8217;. Probably not the best time to add yet another auction to the pool, but nonetheless this should be a fun event. With a social described as &#8220;food and wine by the pool&#8221; this almost sounds like a vacation. There will be 42 lots offered in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpacaguy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8307812&amp;post=347&amp;subd=alpacaguy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid the Skin Biopsy Blues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Marquette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so Skin Biopsy testing has been going on in the U.S. for a few years now, what do we think of it? EXPENSIVE ! &#8230;..I know about $300 per SB&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.Im with you there. The average alpaca scores around a 38 follicles sq/mm. An exceptionally dense alpaca has above 65 follicoles sq/mm. Personally , we have not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpacaguy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8307812&amp;post=338&amp;subd=alpacaguy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Poll Results</title>
		<link>http://alpacaguy.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/poll-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The results are final in our first poll. The question was: In this Recession Are You&#8230; - Going Under&#8230;HELP!!! 0 % - Not selling any animals; gonna hold back on breeding all the girls this year&#8230; 13% - Not sweating it, things will be back to normal soon&#8230; 80% - Having my most profitable year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpacaguy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8307812&amp;post=333&amp;subd=alpacaguy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fit-to-Boom Alpaca Video</title>
		<link>http://alpacaguy.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/fit-to-boom-alpaca-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video about a woman who falls in love with not only her husband. Click here<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpacaguy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8307812&amp;post=327&amp;subd=alpacaguy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at Proven Dams: First Issue- Lionheart&#039;s Fawn</title>
		<link>http://alpacaguy.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/a-look-at-proven-dams-first-issue-lionhearts-fawn-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cooper Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To me it&#8217;s simple- in breeding, the female contributes just as much genetic input as the male. Clearly, there are some herdsires who are very pre-potent, and these names end up overshadowing that of the female. Often times when someone sees a beautiful fleece on an animal they will ask, &#8220;who is the sire?&#8221;. But my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alpacaguy.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8307812&amp;post=385&amp;subd=alpacaguy&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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