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WIN TV report on 2007 Conference

SRS® 2007 Conference in Wagga Wagga was a great success. Click here to watch a video stream of the WIN TV news report here.

SRS® Conference 2008

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Welcome to SRS® Alpacas International.

SRS® (Soft Rolling Skin) is a breeding system successfully developed and implemented for the Merino wool industry over the past 20 years. More recently, to the angora goat industry and now alpacas.

The breeding system is based on driving fleece weights up and fibre fineness down, through the application of certain visible fleece traits which accurately reflect changes in skin biology. The term "soft rolling skin" refers to skin that is demonstrably thinner and more mobile than in many other animals. The biological changes in skin can be verified by objective testing of skin biopsies, demonstrating increased density of fibre follicles, increased rate of fleece growth and increased fineness of both secondary (fleece) and primary (hair) fibres until they become almost indistinguishable.

The application of SRS® is as a breeding and selection tool to drive these changes. It is generally accepted that there is much potential for genetic improvement in alpacas to deliver these changes.

This website, developed by SRS® Alpacas International, provides information on the SRS® breeding system and extends an invitation to interested parties with similar breeding goals, to subscribe to the SRS® Breeding Service and participate in the benefits SRS® breeding has to offer.