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| THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 |
| 9:00 AM 5:00 PM |
Alpaca Check-in |
| 5:00 PM |
Pizza Party |
| 5:00 PM |
All Alpacas must be Checked-in |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Final Color Check by Judges |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009 |
| 8:00 AM |
Exhibitors Meeting (Mandatory) |
| 8:30 AM 12:00 Noon |
Huacaya Halter Classes |
| 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
Alpacas 101 with Dr. Steve Purdy (in Seminar Room)
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| 11:00 AM 12:00 PM |
Benefits of Herd Evaluation-Removing the Barn Blinders with Kevin OLeary (in Seminar Room) |
| 12:00 PM 2:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
| 12:00 PM 1:30 PM |
Show Readiness, Selection and Preparation with Amanda VandenBosch* (in Showring)
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| 1:30 PM 2:00 PM |
Quechua Benefit Update with Mike Safley* (in Showring)
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| 2:00 PM 5:00 PM |
Huacaya & Suri Halter Classes |
| 2:00 PM 3:30 PM |
Pregnancy Toxemia & Tick Born Diseases with Dr. Daniela Bedenice (in Seminar Room) |
| 3:30 PM 5:00 PM |
Intestinal Parasites and Control with Dr. Steve Purdy (in Seminar Room) |
| Starting 6:30 PM |
Dinner at Basketball Hall of Fame Complex |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2009 |
| 8:00 AM 12:00 PM |
Huacaya Halter & Performance Classes |
| 8:30 AM 10:00 AM |
Alpaca Reproduction and Behavior Testing with Dr. Steve Purdy (in Seminar Room) |
| 10:30 AM 12:00 PM |
AOBA Show Rules Explanation of Major Rule Changes with Michelle Swango (in Seminar Rm) |
| 12:00 PM 2:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
| 12:00 PM 2:00 PM |
Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) with Brett Kaysen, PhD (in Showring) |
| 2:00 PM 6:00 PM |
Huacaya Halter & Suri Production Classes |
| 3:00 PM 4:30 PM |
Trait Selection with Brett Kaysen, PhD (in Seminar Room) |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2009 |
| 8:30 AM 5:00 PM |
Huacaya Halter & Production Classes |
| 9:30 AM 11:00 AM |
UMass Alpaca Research Projects with Dr. Steve Purdy (in Seminar Room)
- Ultrasound and Behavior in Females
- Semen Evaluation
- Meningeal Worm Vaccine
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| 12:00 PM |
Closing Exhibitors Meeting |
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