Mateus - Supreme Alpaca Genetics

Mateus is one the most successful
prizewinning stud animals in the UK,
including three times National Champion.

South of England Show 2003
- Supreme Champion

Royal Bath and West Show 2003
- Supreme Champion

BAS National Show (Royal Show) 2003
- Senior Champion Male
- Best White Male

BAS National Show 2004
- Senior Champion Male

BAS National Show 2005
- Senior Champion Male

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. So like farther, like son! 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.

MATEUS IS A DADDY!

Click on image to see some young cria from our Supreme Champion Alpaca stud male