Summer 2005 . Issue No. 74 What you will find inside issue No. 74 Links will connect you to the author's e-mail address. Cover Illustration - 'Bliss' - by Paige McGrath

The Front Paige

• What Part of the Industry Are You? - Paige
• What's Inside - Jo Ann McGrath

Letters

• The Rucker exchange; Sheila Fugina; Bev Henry; Shannon Stege

News

• Llamas' Blood May Save Human Lives
• USDA to Issue Animal ID Numbers
• States Prepare Disaster Plans for Animals
• Two States Set Dates for Premises Registration
• Vesicular Stomatitis Detected in Arizona
• Alliance Working to Open Canadian Border
• Remembering Craig and Chase Wilkins -Brad and Jandy Sprouse
• Kiwis Celebrate Alpacas at National Conference - Sherry Edensmith
• ILR Reveals Election Results
• ALSA Election Results
• ARI and AOBA Election Results
• Sylva Barns Reporting From Australia: U.S. Alpaca Associations Take Note
• Alan Schmautz Leaves ILR for BSF

In Short

• Where Are All the Babies?
• Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves
• The Benefit of Good Information
• Midnight in the Garden of Good....and Fun
• They Said There was Gold in Them Thar Hills
• Sending in a Posse
• Poachers (kill vicuna)

Miscellany

• ILR Has Lots of Numbers (Statistics on ILR web site)

Breeding

• Correlation of Blue-Eyed Whites and Deafness - Sylva Barns

Fiber

• Correction and Clarification of the Record - Eric Hoffman

Health and Husbandry

• Easy When you Know How (Restraints) - Marty McGee Bennett
• One Llama + One Llama = Six Legs - Sheila Fugina

Events

• Llama Magic Proves Festive and Fun
• 2005 Spring Celebration - Sale Figures

Showing

• FYI - Why Won't ALSA Talk to ILR?
• Report on ALSA Judging Clinic - Trish Brandt- Robuck
• Suggestions for a "Healthier" ALSA - Debi Garvin
• Show Results:
  San Antonio Stock Show
  The 2005 Virginia Classic Llama and Alpaca Show
  Sierra Nevada Llama Network GOLD
  Sierra Nevada SILVER
  April Magic 2005

Outreach

• Think Twice About Livestock Auctions - Sheila Fugina
• A Plan in Time, Saves Mine....and Yours - Cris Jennings
• If Llamas Could Choose - Charlene Schmidt
• A Matter for the Heart - Margaret Cureton
• Shuda - wuda - cuda. Didn't. Sorry! - Lars Garrison

Plans to Build a Restraining Chute

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