A view of an Alpaca's parentage can provide an insight into an Alpaca's genetic characteristics that may be passed onto future generations. The Alpaca Breeders Toolkit can assist in providing that insight by rapidly collating parentage data and presenting it to you in an easy to read format on your home PC. Currently 5 generations are displayed.
The background displayed is:
-Parentage
-Colour Background
-'Type' (Huacaya or Suri)
-Fleece data
Also, the Alpaca Breeders Toolkit can display the registered progeny of the Alpaca. This will give an indication on what genetics are being passed on to the progeny.
The details displayed for the Dam are:
-Colour of the offspring
-Sex of the offspring
-'Type' of offspring
-Fleece Data (when provided by the owner)
-Owner of progeny
The details displayed for the Sire's are:
-Names of Dam and offspring
-Colour of Dam and offspring
-"Type" of Dam and offspring
-Fleece Data (when provided by the owner)
-Number and colour of progeny for each different colour Dam mated too.
-Owner of progeny
The Toolkit also allows you to build a "what if" family tree. What if this Dam was mated to this Sire than what would the progeny family tree look like.
The Alpaca Breeders Toolkit allows you to quickly find the animals that you are interested in, displays for you historic details and then provides you with Alpacas owner contact details to further your research. One should look to spend Stud Fees wisely. 11 months is a LONG wait.
The Toolkit again provides the background of the animal via the Family Tree. From the Tree, each of the parentage line can be investigated.
- Who are the registered progeny on the ground and who are the sires of the progeny?
- Who owns the progeny to further your research?
- Who are the Certified Males (by colour)
- Who are the progeny from the stud line your looking for?
- Who are the registered progeny of this Sire for review?
- What are the colours when mated to particular colours of Dams as registered in the database?
The Alpaca Breeders Toolkit will allow you to demonstrate the value of your Sire by showing all the registered progeny.
You can show:
o All the registered progeny and their details
o The colours produced by the Sire with particular coloured Dams
o Fleece data (where provided)
The Toolkit is designed to have a user friendly interface. It is only a matter of pointing the mouse on the function button and then entering a name or IAR No.
The main screen on the Toolkit shows all the function buttons. Click MAIN SCREEN link and when you are at the main screen click each of the buttons to view sample pages.
Each of the functional outputs are described in the following and by clicking the heading of each function you can also see the sample output.
These details can be accessed either by selecting this function and providing the Alpaca's Name or IAR No. Alternatively, the details of any Alpaca can be viewed by double clicking on any Alpaca Name in the other forms.
This function allows you to find the following details on any registered Alpaca:
- Name
- IAR No.
- Colour
- Type
- Registration Status
- Certification Status
- Breeder
- Current Owner
- Sire (Name, Colour and Type)
- Dam (Name, Colour and Type)
- Fleece Details (where provided by owner)
- Photograph (where provided by owner)
- Show results
These details are shown when you select this function and key in one of the following:
- Stud Name
- Herd Name
- Surname
Member details will also be shown when you double click on an owners or breeder name in the other forms.
The details provided are:
- Name and Address
- Telephone and Fax Numbers
- Email address
- Herd and Stud Names
There are two function on the main form to allow you to search for Certified Males. There is one for Huacaya and one for Suri. They work identical.
Selecting either of these function buttons provides a complete listing of all the certified males of that type. By selecting a particular colour on the "certified male" form you will be presented with the only the certified males of the selected colour.
The details displayed are:
- Sire Name
- IAR No.
- Colour
- Date of Birth
- Breeder
- Owner
The results of all major State Shows and National Show are listed.
The "Colour output By Dam for ONE Sire" and the "Colour output by Progeny for One Sire" are two function buttons on the main menu that produce similar output. The difference between the 2 tables is the formatting. On one the Progeny Colours are formatted across the top in the format described above and the other has the Dam colours formatted across the top.
You will be requested to input the Sire's IAR No. to display the number of progeny for each different colour when mated to each of the different colours of Dam.
The table displays all the solid colours, the colours with White points and Multi colours.
This function provide a table of the number of progeny by colour for each of the different colour combination of matings. For example, for all Solid White (Sire) to Solid White (Dam) mating, there may be 1000 matings. The outcomes may be Solid White 510, Solid Light Fawn 250, etc.
This function provides a list of all the registered progeny from ONE Sire.
The details provided in the output are:
- Each Dam's Name, IAR No., Colour and Owner
- Associated Progeny's Name, IAR No., Sex, DOB, Colour and Owner.
- Fleece Data of Sire, Dam and Progeny (when provided by the owner)
The output can be modified to view only the Dams and Progeny for ONE Dam colour.
When you click this function and input the Dam's IAR No the following will be displayed:
Progeny's Name, IAR No., Colour, DOB and Sex.
Both of these function provide a similar display. The Family Tree details five generation levels for the particular Alpaca selected.
The Mating Tree function requests both the proposed Sire IAR No. and The Dam IAR No. and produces a "what if" family tree.
Each Tree function displays for each Alpaca:
- Names
- IAR Nos.
- Colours
- Type
To facilitate easy viewing of your herd you can specify the stud prefix and all Alpaca associated with that prefix will be displayed in the output.
From this display you can double click on any name and the details of that animal will be shown.
Details displayed are:
Name, IAR No., Sex, Certification and Type.