IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH

The Annual Spanish show in 2009 at the Ronda Feria has been cancelled as the town hall have cancelled the Real Ronda Feria de Mayo – which was to have taken place at the end of May in 2009. Thus there is no Spanish Alpaca show and competition in 2009.

We have shown our alpacas at various events during our 2 ½ years in Spain – at the Ronda May Ferias in 2006, 2007 and 2008 at the Setenil Romeria in 2007, at our own open days in Ronda during 2006 and 2007 and  at a combined Pasofino and alpaca show in September 2006.

Our recent show, the first Alpaca show and competition in Spain, took place in Ronda in May 2008. Some 25 alpacas representing five breeders were judged by international judges Monyka Portocarrero from Peru and Tim Hey from England.  We were fortunate to get 12 first places with our animals, including the Supreme Champion Alpaca, Godswell Ella. Please see the full results on the SEDA website.

We were very pleased for Di and David Worthy of Torcal Alpacas who won the Intermediate class with an alpaca they had bought from us, Godswell Lulu. She also came Reserve Champion. Congratulations to them.

Godswell Ella also won the fleece competition with her 2007 fleece.

The Inaugural meeting of the Society was held at 3.15pm on Friday 23rd May at the Ronda Feria.

  Our Three Feria Events.

At the Feria we held three meetings – one to get SEDA (The Spanish Alpaca Society) up and running.

There was a seminar for vets which was presented by Dr Monyka Portocarrero and attended by vets from all over the country. We hope that this might be the beginning of vets interested in alpacas communicating with each other. Her biography is as follows:

Biography:
Médico Veterinario graduada de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 1998. Con estudios de Maestría en Producción Animal en la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, 2001.Trabajó como profesora de Producción y Sanidad de Camélidos Sudamericanos en la Universidad Alas Peruanas 1998 - 2006. Trabaja en medicina y producción de alpacas de criadores peruanos desde 1998 y es consultora de entidades internacionales dedicadas a la crianza de alpacas.

Veterinarian DMV graduated at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima. She's studied a master degree on  Animal Production at Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. She'd worked at Alas Peruanas University as a professor on South American Camelids Production and Health. Since 1998 she's been working on alpacas production and health of private Peruvian owners; she has also been consultant for foreign breeders.

• Types of medicine for common ailments – including vaccinations for diseases like Clostridial and Blue Tongue
• Diarrhea in cria, especially very young ones – what to do and when with different types of diarrhea
• Pregnant alpacas
• What is different about alpacas from sheep/horses/dogs (not the obvious!)
• Anatomy –especially of the neck
• Medicinas para las enfermedades mas comunes en alpacas
• Vacunaciones preventivas en alpacas (Clostridium sp., Lengua azul)
• Diarreas en crias de alapcas, tratamiento y medidas de prevencion.
• Aspectos importantes de la anatomia de alpacas. 

Finally there was a seminar for breeders on ‘Caring for Alapcas and breeding objectives. This was given by Tim Hey and Dr Monyka Portocarrero. Photo (right): Dr Monyka Portocarrero and Mr Tim Hey Judge the fibre competition