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1: Health & Husbandry
| Rye Grass Staggers |
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| Heat stress in Alpacas |
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| Body Condition |
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(178 kb) |
| Nutrition |
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(173 kb) |
| Herd Health & Management |
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(111 kb) |
| Weaning |
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(88 kb) |
| Stress |
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| Avoiding Injection Pitfalls |
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| Worms in Alpacas |
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| Phosphorus, Calcium & Vitamin D |
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2: Reproduction
| Reproduction |
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| Birthing |
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(177 kb) |
| Improving Efficiency |
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| Problems with mother's milk |
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| Cesarean Section in Llamas and Alpacas |
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| Uterine Torsions |
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| Practical Advice For Achieving Pregnancies |
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3: Genetics
| Genetic Gain |
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| Does size really matter? |
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| Are you Afraid of Inbreeding? |
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4: Herd Protectors
5: Handling
| Basics of Behaviour |
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| Baby Personality Types |
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| Solving behaviour problems |
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| Tackling Toenails |
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| Heads & Halters |
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| Behavioural Cues |
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| Handling Cria at an Early Age |
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6: Industry Future
| Future Market |
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| In search of a Sea Change |
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| Evolving the Australian Alpaca |
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7: Fleece
| Unusual Colour Patterns |
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| Fibre testing |
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| Quality/Processing Performance |
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| The Case for Crimp |
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| No alpaca should have two coats |
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| Delivering 'New Generation' Fibres |
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8: Financial
| Taxation Considerations |
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| Depreciation for Primary Producers |
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9: Shows
| Showing and Judging |
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10: Pasture Improvement
| Getting most out of your pasture |
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| The full scoop on Paca Poop |
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| Green pasture in summer |
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| Successful Pasture Management |
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11: Nutrition
| The malady lingers on |
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| Feeding, as much an art as a science |
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12: Breeding
| When to own a stud male |
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| Breeding - Ideal Alpacas |
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| Choosing the Right Sire |
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| Planned Breeding |
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FLOWERDALE NEWS
01/03/10 | Canberra Show Results
Our trip to Canberra was most rewarding winning Junior Female Champion, five blue ribbons and the Sire's Progeny with a group of three Camelot Tor progeny. Good chance to catch up with alpaca friends.
05/12/09 | Workshops Announced.
Our popular weekend workshops for new breeders will be held on May 1 & 2 and July 24 & 25. Participants stay in luxury at our retreat and learn about the wonderful world of breeding alpacas. Full details under the WORKSHOP tab above.
