This is a national organization that was founded to promote and support alpaca breeders. AOBA sponsors a national meeting every June, and they publish a quarterly magazine called Alpacas Magazine . They also do national advertising and collect responses from people who are interested in alpacas. They send a Breeder's guide to anyone who responds to their ads. You can contact AOBA for more information.
Registered alpacas are blood-typed by DNA to confirm parentage.
This serves to preserve and protect the alpaca herd in the U.S., and it is a comfort to buyers of alpacas to know with certainty what they are buying. The Alpaca Registry is now closed to imports. The information in the Registry's database is available to breeders on request. ALSA is an organization whose purpose is to enhance the visibility of llamas and alpacas. It establishes guidelines for all shows.