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Spits & Pieces Lettuce Many people have asked “Why would you enter your older female data into the AGE data base?” The answer actually comes in several parts. 1. The first thing to remember is that the information is TOTALLY confidential. While the statistics go into the database, the identity of the animal is not disclosed unless you choose to do so. This means you can compare how your animal is performing relative to her age group and circumstance relative to the alpaca breeding values produced relate to a fixed benchmark for that trait. While this enables comparisons between AGE participants when information is later shared by individual agreement, it also allows comparisons within the owner's herd helping determine your more consistent females. The “ABV zero benchmark” does not directly represent the national average for that trait, because we don't have such data. 2. Use of this information will allow you to compare the traits of different stud males and their attributes relative to the fixed bench mark, versus your female’s statistics, again, relative to the fixed bench mark. That is assuming you want to use a male that is statistically ahead of your female in the quality stakes. Alternatives * You could try to judge each male on his phenotype and try to remember the different strengths and weaknesses when comparing each male. * You could do the above plus try to view as many examples of the dam & cria produced by each male, to try to ascertain how pre-potent the male is for each trait you are monitoring. * You could use a male that has done well at shows. As you can see, each option involves different amounts of input on your behalf and each option will have a different degree of success at producing consistent results. Outcomes Each time a breeder supplies offspring data to the AGE project, a complementary file is built up about the prepotency of the male used regardless of whether the male is part of the AGE project because his progeny affect the average of the national gene pool. To crudely gauge how you herd stacks up purely on basic fleece data you could refer to the herd fleece data as supplied by Windsong Valley on page 18, in the 47 th edition of “Alpacas Australia.” I feel this is a very bold and far sighted move on behalf of Windsong because it includes both micron and CV data from animals in the herd including animals that are 10 years plus in age. If these are the type of statistics you aspire to then I suggest you use statistics to start to acquire results like these. Disclaimer 1. I do not have a financial interest in promoting AGE nor am I on any AGE committees. 2. I do not have any financial interests in Windsong Alpacas other than I do pay full price for any stud services. 3. I do aspire to grow fleece of the calibre of the Windsong herd and I do wholeheartedly believe that AGE will be an invaluable tool in achieving this goal. Brian Woodhouse-Young 31
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