| Date: | August 21 - 22, 2010 |
| Location: | Suncloud Alpaca Farm, Merredin, Western Australia |
| Accommodation: | For accommodation options CLICK HERE |
| Entertainment (Saturday Night): | Sundowner and Live Country Band at Saturday night dinner |
Two full days of learning: delegates will be encouraged to be actively involved.
- Exciting breeding results across Australia and New Zealand:
Presented by Jim Watts and Murray Ventris
- Top herdsires identified:
For all alpaca types - Huacayas, Suris and coloureds - Jim Watts
- Maternal genetics:
Skin testing top females accelerates genetic improvement - Jim Watts
- Suncloud genetics:
Results of 10 years of SRS® Breeding - Murray Ventris.
- Embryo transfer:
What results can we expect and what's new going into the future? - Dr. Kelly Fallon
- Alpaca herd assessment:
Special opportunity to watch Jim Watts and Murray Ventris class Suncloud's young adult alpacas (by kind permission of Suncloud), to help those who haven't seen an SRS® herd assessment better understand how the breeding system works.
- Animal and fleece displays:
Compiled from Western Australian SRS® breeders. Delegates are welcome to display fleeces and fleece samples. Suri fleeces will be featured.
- Judging and assessing Alpacas:
Delegates will be encouraged to assess alpacas prior to shearing and then assess their shorn fleeces.
- Shearing and fleece handling
Kevin Gellatly will demonstrate and talk through his method of shearing alpacas to achieve optimum fleece return from the alpaca. Amanda Davis will demonstrate the art of preparing fleece from the floor to the table.
- Fleece marketing:
targeting luxury retail - Jim Watts reports on behalf of Julienne Gelber and her working party.
- SRS® Poll Merino rams on display:
50 years of stud breeding and 16 years of SRS® breeding. Meet Athol Ventris, owner of Calcaling Poll Merino Stud.
- Network:
meet WA, Eastern Australia and international delegates.
Door prizes:
2 free matings to SRS® recommended sires - Suncloud Talahasi and Suncloud Kinetic.
Spot prizes:
There will be many giveaways over the 2 days.
Cost
| $380 per couple | $220 per single | 10% discount for SRS® subscribers |
FOR BOOKINGS contact Sally Watts on admin@srsalpacas.com or telephone (02) 4862 2050. Bookings can also be made by completing the following registration form.
FOR MORE DETAILS contact Peter and Carolyn Richards on telephone (08) 9041 4020 or breeding advisor, Murray Ventris on telephone (08) 9776 1757
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LATEST NEWS UPDATES
30/08/10 - SRS® Conference in Western Australia - thanks Carolyn & Peter
On 21 and 22 August, 51 of us gathered at Carolyn and Peter Richard’s Suncloud Farm in Merredin WA for a series of talks, discussions, and demonstrations centered on the theme of working together to breed, consolidate, and deliver superior alpaca fibre to high end, luxury markets. The write-up in the Weekly Livestock (Western Australian version of the Land newspaper) was titled 'Positive focus on Australian alpaca industry'. The article was very supportive of the work undertaken by SRS®, Breeding Advisers and working parties to push the industry forward into the fibre and textile market.
The facilities at Suncloud are magnificent, and Peter and Carolyn (a powerhouse pair) and their enthusiastic team warmly welcomed us all and ensured that we were warm, dry, instructed, entertained, and very well fed over 2 days; giving us not only a superb 4 course conference dinner in the Igloo on Saturday night, but a 3 course breakfast at 8am the following morning! All our Western Australian subscribers attended – well done - and were joined by subscribers from New South Wales, Victoria, and New Zealand.
We are indebted to Carolyn and Peter and their team for the superb facilities we enjoyed at Suncloud, and for their great organisational skill in ensuring all who attended had such a wonderful and exciting 2 days. Thank you again.
12/07/10 - Sunshine Coast Alpacas on Show
This excellent event, organised by Australian Alpaca Association Ltd., Queensland Region, was held on 3 and 4 July 2010. Approximately 160 alpacas were entered. Judging was expertly done by Nerida Aldred. SRSAI breeding advisor, Jim Watts, presented a workshop on the Sunday which was well attended and received keen interest from alpaca breeders.
24/05/10 - Latest Newsletter
In Subscribers Resources- Updates for Subscribers is the latest newsletter. One from Dr Jim Watts detailing the genetic improvement in alpacas in the last 4 years as well as important changes to the fibre standards form 1 July 2010. The second is a report from Julienne Gelber and the Fibre Working Party.
22/05/10 - Alpaca workshop on 3 October 2010
SRSAI will hold an alpaca breeding and fleece preparation workshop at Pat Bova's property at Penrose, NSW, on Sunday 3 October 2010. The workshop will be an opportunity to highlight the WA conference proceedings of 19-20 August and to invite subscribers to bring along their top alpacas and fleeces for display and inspection.
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