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Acquire a Champion’s Cria

Our 2006 ET Program resulted in the successful harvesting and transplanting of embryos from superior females from our Grand Herd, into recipients known for their good mothering abilities. We are now happy to share some of this success by offering 2 progeny from a champion family.

The Donor:

Greenvale Pia was an outstanding show champion. During her show career she was awarded 11 first placings. She was Champion 4 times including at the Royal Melbourne and National shows. Pia was Reserve Champion 5 times and it should be remembered that she took the broad ribbons against the whites and light fawns. Best Brown was awarded to her 4 times. Pia also was awarded reserve Champion Fleece at the Royal Melbourne Show. That is second best fleece in the show (against all of the whites). An extraordinary performance from a brown alpaca.

The Sire:

Gunnamatta Marconi, a magnificent silver grey, certified stud male, has also had an exceptional show career. He was awarded 12 first placings. Marconi was Champion or reserve Champion 3 times and was awarded Champion Senior Grey at the 2006 Charles Ledger Show. There are not many better greys in the country.

The Daughters:

Pia's progeny have all been stunning. Her daughters have been show winners right up to Supreme. Flowerdale Petrea, a stunning rose grey daughter of Pia, was awarded 10 first placings, 3 Reserve Championships and best Grey in Show 3 times. Flowerdale Princess Protea has so far been placed first 4 times. She was Best Brown in Show three times and was awarded Supreme Champion Brown at Colourbration in 2006. Grand Flowerdale Pandana is another magnificent daughter. She is a magnificent chocolate brown female that is included in our 2007 show team. We have great expectations from this latest family member. She has a lot to live up to.

The Offer

Offered now, is one recipient with ET cria in-utero and one guaranteed female cria.

Offer 1

A recipient female, scanned positive (Pia x Marconi) and due to drop in October '07. You buy the female and the cria. Price AUD$20,000*. Terms - full payment required now. Delivery now.

Offer 2

A female cria from Pia x Marconi due to drop October '07. We have a group of females carrying Pia embryos from this joining. We guarantee to make available the first female from this group. Price AUD$30,000* for delivery at weaning. $33,000 if delivered with the recipient dam, 7 days after birth. Terms - 50% deposit now and 50% within 7 days of birth.

* Prices are plus GST where applicable.

Also ask about ET progeny from Windsong Valley Ice Princess (full sister to WV Iceman) x Illawarra Yucatan (multiple supreme champion).

Enquiries

Phone Jeffry Farman on +613 9593 2185 or email jfarman@flowerdalealpacas.net

Embryo Transfer (ET) in alpacas is providing breeders with the opportunity to replicate the desirable qualities of superior male and female alpacas thus rapidly increasing the genetic improvement within their herds. ET is the process by which embryos are harvested from valuable female (donor) alpacas and transferred into less valuable (recipient) females for incubation and nurturing. Each donor female is mated naturally by a male, which

induces her to release an egg, and
deposits sperm in the female reproductive tract.

ET has been practiced in Australia for over 4 years. The union of the egg and sperm (fertilisation) in the oviduct results in the development of an embryo, which can be harvested from the uterus about a week after mating. ET has been practiced in Australia for over 4 years.

Around 30 breeders are known to have used the ET technique in their breeding programs. Approximately 1000 ET progeny have been recorded in Australia to date. In 2005 an ET alpaca won the Supreme Championship at the National Alpaca Show and was sold the following day for over $170,000.

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