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Now
just over 4 years old, Mateus is
a solid white huacaya exhibiting imposing presence, with excellent fibre
coverage and bone structure. He carries a uniform, lustrous fleece of
really outstanding density that displays even crimp formation and staple
definition from head to toe.
Mateus
is a son of Highlander, Australia's most successful stud male.
Highlander has had a huge influence on the national herd in Australia,
until his death last year. Highlander was a solid white full Accoyo specially
selected from Don Julio Barreda’s Estancia Accoyo in Peru, part
of an elite group of alpacas imported to Australia in 1990.
Aged about fourteen when he died, the last fibre statistics available
in 2001 show his mean at 23 microns, SD of 4.9, CV of 21.3% and spin fineness
21. Great statistics for his age, but the real test of a stud male is
his progeny. One of his most successful sons is Windsong Valley Iceman,
the AAA Supreme Champion. Then there is Purrumbete Brigantine, another
Australian Supreme Champion.
By July 22, 2002, there were 378 registered progeny –192 females,
173 males and 13 wethers. Of the males 73 have been certified for breeding.
Normally you might expect 5% of the male progeny to be good enough to
be studs but Highlander had close to a 35% success rate.
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represents the first opportunity in the UK for the serious breeder
to introduce the famous Highlander genetics into their herd.
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2nd.
Fleece |
3rd.
Fleece |
| Micron |
19.2 |
20.0
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| SD: |
3.8 |
4.0
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| CV |
19.8 |
20.0
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| %>30 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
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MATEUS
IS A DADDY!
Our first new baby alpacas of the year are already romping around our
paddocks.
Mateus is now the proud daddy of
two mischievous girls and one naughty boy.
Click
on image to see the first offspring from our Supreme
Champion Alpaca stud male
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last
updated
August 27, 2008
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