Each year, the visits and traineeships scheme at the PACOMARCA ranch receives between 300 and 800 people interested in finding out about the genetics program it is conducting. Visitors come from all the alpaca-raising regions of Peru and from different foreign countries which include Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, USA, Japan, Australia, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Korea, and China.
During day visits and three-day traineeships, PACOMARCA shares with peruvian alpaca producers, technicians and professionals all the knowledge obtained at the ranch and the programs it is implementing. These visits are very popular among organized groups of alpaca producers from different parts of Peru.
The most noteworthy features shown to visitors include the establishment of a genetic improvement program, the selection of male animals for breeding, data management, mechanized shearing, health and hygiene, feeding and reproduction.
TRAINEESHIPS PROGRAM IN PACOMARCA / DURATION: 3 DAYS / FORMAT: THEORY AND PRACTICE AS APPLICABLE
GROUP OF PEOPLE:
MINIMUM GROUP SIZE: 12 PEOPLE
MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE: 12 PEOPLE
INCLUDES:
LODGING FOR TWO NIGHTS
BOARD FOR THREE DAYS
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
TRANSPORT TO AND FROM PACOMARCA
GENETIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
- DEFINITION OF OBJECTIVES AND GOALS
- DEFINITION OF THE HERD SIZE
- DEFINITION OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND WORKING EQUIPMENT
- COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF GENETIC IMPROVEMENT
- SELECTION SYSTEMS
- QUANTITATIVE GENETICS
- SELECTIONS METHODS: BEST LINEAR UNBIASED PREDICTIONS, EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCES: GENETIC RATINGS
- EMBRYO TRANSFER
-PLANNED REPRODUCTION
-SELECTION OF MALE ANIMALS
-SELECTION OF FEMALE ANIMALS
-USE OF INFRAESTRUCTURE
-RECORDING DATA
-USE OF ULTRASOUND MACHINE
-DETECTION OF ALTERNATIVE GESTATION
REPRODUCTION/SHEARING
-GENERAL ASPECTS
-FEEDING
-ALPACA RAISER'S CALENDAR
-PLANNING OF ACTIVITIES
-GENERAL PLANNING
-PRIORITY
-DESIGN
-IMPLEMENTATION
-PLANNING THE PARTURITION
-PARTURITION AREAS
-SUPPORT PERSONNEL
-BASIC FIRST-AID KIT
-ESSENTIAL CARE FOR THE NEWBORN ALPACAS
-VACCINATIONS AND DOSAGES
-SELECTION OF ANIMALS
-PREPARATIONS OF ANIMALS
-SAMPLING
-CHECKING FIBER LENGTH
-INCA SHEARING SYSTEM
-WEIGHING AND DATA CONTROL
-ROUNDING OF NUMERICAL VALUES
-FLEECE ROLLING
HEALTH AND HYGIENE/PASTURES
-NATURAL PASTURES
-CULTIVATED PASTURES
-COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING SYSTEMS
-SILAGE
-BALING
-HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLAN
-CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
-IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON PROBLEMS
-VACCINATIONS, DOSAGES, SUPPLEMENTS
-DESINFECTION AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
-QUARANTINE AND EMERGENCY ACTIONS
-PREVENTION