Annual Fleece Statistics

ANNUAL FLEECE STATISTICS

'Supporting Alpaca Breeders'

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The following statistics are annual averages for fibre testing conducted by AAFT.
It should be noted that the figures represent alpacas selected for fibre testing & may not include aged alpacas that could have a broader fibre diameter.

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Annual Fleece Statistics

Comfort Factor - 90.8%

2009 Statistics - Suri

Fibre Diameter - 24.8 microns

Standard Deviation - 5.1 microns

Coefficient of Variant - 20.6%

Curvature - 15.6 degrees/per mm

Length- 112mm

2007 Statistics - Huacaya

Fibre Diameter - 22.7 microns

Standard Deviation - 4.3 microns

Coefficient of Variant - 18.94%

Curvature - 33.6 degrees/per mm

Length- 87mm

Comfort Factor - 92.4%

2008 Statistics - Huacaya

Fibre Diameter - 22.6 microns

Standard Deviation - 4.2 microns

Coefficient of Variant - 18.58%

Curvature - 34.4 degrees/per mm

Length- 91.5mm

Comfort Factor - 92.8%

2009 Statistics - Huacaya

Fibre Diameter - 22.8 microns

Standard Deviation - 4.5 microns

Coefficient of Variant - 19.9%

Curvature - 35.8 degrees/per mm

Length- 92.5mm

Comfort Factor - 92.2%

The stat's represent the herd averages for 20 huacaya and 10 suri breeders located throughout Australia. The breeders have a herd population from 25 alpacas to about 1000. As the stat's represent an average of all the herd averages, the final figures are not biased in favour of the larger breeders.