Winter 1997-98 . Issue No. 44 What you will find inside issue No. 44 Links will connect you to the author's email address. Cover Illustration - by Paige McGrath

Editorial

• Animal Crackers in Our Soup - Jo Ann McGrath

OP/ED

• Letters to the Editor

News

• Assembly Undergoes Facelift - Sheila Fugina
• 'Llamas No Disease Threat to Bighorns'
• One Aussie Alpaca Importer Caves; Another Comes Up a Winner - Sylva Barns
• Canadian Woman Joins Army of Importers - Janis Schole

In Short

World

• Arequipa Entertains Lameros: 3rd International Festival - Gordon Cucullu
• Chaccu! Vicuña in the Wind - Gordon Cucullu
• Llamas Complement the Swiss - Marty McGee
• The Llama and Alpacas of the Aloha State - Linda Cavis

People

• Jim Vickers: A Veterinarian and a Gentleman
• The Difference Between Day and Night(mare)
• You CAN Take the City Out of the Boy
• Let's All Call Ruth - Karen Conyngham
• Random Calls to Subscribers
• Amazing Llama Art

Health

• The Mystery of a Wounded Knee - Chris Grover, DVM
• Zinc - It Does a Body Good - Janis Schole
• Johne's Disease Has No Research Priority - Jo Ann McGrath
• New Lama Medical Research Projects

Breeding

• Legendary Herd Sire - Chi Chi "Ears" Rodriquez
• Grand Dam - Estée Lauder
• Some Other Sires of Note
• Out to Pasture and Still Spry - Woolite
• Dr. Doolittle and Chief Sitting Bull - photos

Sales

• 1997 Fall Celebrity Sale - Gordon Cucullu
• The Okanagan Llama Sale II (Canada)
• Celebrity Sale - Llama and Alpaca Prices

Marketing

• Create a Llama Mystique - Jo Ann McGrath
• Book Review: "A Guide to Raising Llamas by Gail Birutta" - Laura Sawyer, reviewer

Husbandry

• Barefoot...And NOT Pregnant - Madeleine Landis

Alpacas

• AAA Tries to Deny Registry Acces - Sylva Barns
• Record Alpaca Sales Expected - Sylva Barns

URL and Email Directory

Fiber

• Oregon Ranch Breeds for Suri Fiber - Heather Bamford
• Turn a Furry Heap into a Very Good Thing - Myrna Fletcher
• Rub-a-dub-dub: How to wash your llama fiber - Amy Rubin
• Take it Off....All Off - Sheila Fugina
• Nightmare on the Living-Room Floor; Search for a Wool Mill - Amy Rubin

On the Trail

• Taking Llamas on the Trail Part III: Negotiating Obstacles - Tom Landis
• Mountain View Pack Llama Trials - Madeleine Landis

Showing

• Showing: Fast Growing Industry Segment - Jo Riley, general manager
• Show Results

  Nebraska State Fair

  LlamaFest '97

  The Great Frederick Fair

  Tennessee Llama Community Fall Fair Show

  LOCC Fall Classic Llama Show

  State Fair of Texas

  The Big-E

  The State Fair of Virginia

Youth

• Outstanding Youth Fiber Entries at the VA Fair
• Artwork Submitted by Trevor Aabel, Catskill Mountain Llamas, NY
• ALSA Lifetime Youth Awards as of Nov. 15, 1997

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