Summer 2001 . Issue No. 58 What you will find inside issue No. 58 Links will connect you to the author's email address. Cover Illustration - by Paige McGrath

Editorial

• What Fresh Hell is This?* - Jo Ann McGrath

Letters

• Letters to the Editor

News

• ICI - Something to Think On
• Australia Groups Move to Build Fiber Industry - Sylva Barns
• FMD Policy Decimates U.K. Herds - Karen Conyngham and Mary Marshall
• Foot and Mouth Disease in the U.K. - Mary Marshall
• LANA Tax Status is Repaired - Dan Milton, President
• Group Organizes Just for Fun!
• Commentary on Fiber, DNA and Jane Wheeler - Karen Conyngham
• History of Andean Pastoralism - Jane Wheeler
• ILR Board Meeting Minutes - Sally Taylor, Secretary
• Newsletter Exchange Continues Through 'Caretaker' Sue Frambes

In Short

Health

• A Look at Deer Worm - Dr. Karen H. Baum
• Explaining Choke in Llamas and Alpacas - Murray Fowler, DVM
• Grass: The Staff of Life for Llamas and Alpacas - Murray Fowler, DVM (reprinted from Llamas Magazine)

Breeding

• Legendary Sire

  Jackpot

• Grand Dam

  Nicole FEPJ

• Use Those Herd Identifiers - JAM

Events

• Sprin Celebration 2001 - Paige McGrath
• Llama Quest Sets New Direction for Llama Sales - Joyce Abrams
• Llama Magic Attracts Record Crowd - Sheila Fugina

Disaster

• Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training - Tomas Gimenez, DMV, Ph.D. and Rebecca M. Gimenez, Ph.D.
• Are You Prepared for Disaster? - Tomas Gimenez, DMV, Ph.D. and Rebecca M. Gimenez, Ph.D.
• Characteristics of a Good Disaster Plan - Tomas Gimenez, DMV, Ph.D. and Rebecca M. Gimenez, Ph.D.

Showing

• Judging Conformation - Paige McGrath
• Rogue River show Encourages Youth - Joyce Abrams
• Show Results:

  San Antonio Livestock Expo

  The Virginia Classic

  Fort Worth Stock Show (partial results)

  Northeast Texas Youth Llama Show

  International Livestock Expo Llama Show

Training

• How to Be a Better Trainer - Jim and Amy Logan
• Positioning: A Must-know for Optimum Success with Alpacas and Llamas - Cathy Spalding

Fiber

• Alpaca Group Deals with Imports, Fleece Data and Industry Goals - Sylva Barns
• Llamas Shine in a New Medium - Karen Conyngham
• Fleece Show Results:

  The Virginia Classic Fleece Show

  Rogue River Gold Fleece Show

Outreach

• Longtime Breeder Makes Graceful Exit - Cutler Umbach
• Sanctuary Acquires Property - Kathryn Warrington
• Two Who Use Llamas for Therapy - Sheila Fugina
• LANA's Expo Offers Therapy Llama Workshop - Sheila Fugina

This & That

• Need to Know... and Tell - Jo Ann McGrath
• Limited Prints Available of Selected LLII Art - Paige McGrath
• Charlie Hume, 79, Dies April 9 - Art Kennel
• Llama Body Cooler Developed for Heat Stress - Linda Hayes
• Boobie Trap: New Way to Wean - Cathie Cronk

Archives

• Past as Prologue

Online

• eMail & URL Directory

Calendar of Events

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