Examples of services provided by AAFT include:

- Comprehensive fibre measurement service
- Extension services such as indexing, data input, profile monitoring
  and consultancy
- Related technical support for growers including regular
 ‘Fibre Workshops’ for Alpaca breeders and Client Information Sheets
- Distribute alpaca covers and animal identification equipment

  Some examples of projects initiated by AAFT include:

- Research project to analyse relationship between fibre test data and
  follicle count data (skin testing).
- Market research to evaluate key demand drivers for alpaca fibre.
- The annual National Alpaca Fibre Seminar
- The Ultrafine Bale project
- Research to identify the need to scour (clean) samples before testing
- Research on how to reduce the incidence of dark/medullated fibres
- Evaluation of organic alpaca fibre production