Providing Education and Information for THE ENTIRE ALPACA COMMUNITY

Alpaca Owners & Breeders Association (AOBA) is national breed associations for alpacas in the United States.  It's goal is to increase awareness and education about alpacas, manage a national show system for alpacas, and provide education and guidance to its members who are made up of alpaca owners and breeders from around the United States.  

AOBA was originally formed for the following purposes:

  1. To promote public awareness and membership appreciation of the alpaca's unique qualities
  2. To educate the membership on the care and breeding of the alpaca
  3. To promote the growth of the alpaca industry as a whole
  4. To foster the establishment of the breed outside of its native land by encouraging husbandry and breeding practices based upon, but not limited to, herd health, overall soundness, and wool production
  5. To establish and maintain an alpaca registry.

The association is led by a seven-member Board of Directors. Directors and committees members are volunteer positions without compensation. In the short time since the association was formed (beginning with 87 memberships and a known Alpaca census of 392), it has grown to over 4,000 members with over 100,000 registered alpacas. During this time, the activities of the association have also increased.

Since the beginning, AOBA has developed a number of informative publications on Alpacas, including newsletters, investment information, fiber, and general literature. Farm & ranch support programs for AOBA members has continued to increase through education, support materials and advertising opportunities including AOBA sponsored websites.

AOBA Related Links:

Alpaca Registry, Inc

Alpaca Owners & Breeders Association

Alpaca Research Foundation

Alpaca Fiber Coop of North America

International Camelid Institute

Camelid Community

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