The Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association is a national organization that supports alpaca breeders and promotes the alpaca industry in this country.
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The Alpaca Registry is a database housing the genealogy, blood typing and ownership records of alpacas in North America and those of a few alpacas outside this area. Since its inception in 1988, the Registry has mandated blood typing as a requisite for registration and accepts only offspring of registered alpacas that qualify by blood typing. The ARI provides a genealogical research service for alpacas.
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The Suri Network, an affiliate of The Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association, is dedicated to the preservation of suri alpacas.
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The International Camelid Institute (ICI) promotes the health and well being of camelids by promoting education, service and collaboration among researchers, breeders, owners, fiber and textile industry professionals and animal enthusiasts worldwide.
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The Great Lakes Alpaca Association (GLAA) was formed in 1995 to promote the growth of the alpaca industry in the Great Lakes region -- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. GLAA is one of the largest AOBA affiliates in the nation and it's members offer the nation's largest collection of huacaya and suri alpacas with herds that represent some of the finest bloodlines in North America.
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The Alpaca Fiber Cooperative of North America (AFCNA) is an agricultural cooperative formed and owned by alpaca producers in North America for the purpose of collecting and processing alpaca fiber and distributing alpaca fiber and related products and the profit from them to its owners (members). Our goal is to maximize the long-term benefits to our members, the individual alpaca fiber producers, and to the alpaca breeding industry as a whole. Since its founding in 1998, AFCNA has grown to almost 900 members. We welcome all North American alpaca owners to join the Coop and work with us to build a sustainable and successful alpaca fiber industry.
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The Alpaca Research Trust was established by the ARI Board of Directors in December, 1997 as a Colorado, non-profit corporation for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. The Board of Directors, of what is now known as the Alpaca Research Foundation, is composed of a select group of camelid veterinarians, research scientists and medical professionals. Their job is to establish research goals and critically evaluate research proposals from qualified research scientists.
The Mission of the Alpaca Research Foundation is to encourage and support scientific research which benefits the North American alpaca industry, primarily in the areas of alpaca health and husbandry, genetics and fiber.
