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AutumnSun's Rebellion
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Links to Some EPD articles!
-- Autumn Sun Alpacas does not endorse or represent any third parties, nor verifies or bears responsibility for the accuracy of the articles' information.
By: Various - see articles at their websites...
Here are some sites you may want to peruse about EPD information:
a) ARI's daughter site, Alpaca Academy, has posted info at
http://www.alpacaacademy.com/articles/EPD
b) Northwest Alpacas library gives an overview at
http://www.alpacas.com/AlpacaLibrary/EPDs.aspx
c) Alpacaficionado has a longer article by Northwest Alpacas at
http://www.alpacaficionado.com/articles/EPDs_Path_to_Alpaca_Excellance.pdf
and this same article is posted online at
http://lewisriveralpacas.com/epd.html
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d) Informative article about EPD's in general livestock judging:
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/publications/Project/beef/epd.pdf
e) Virginia Cooperative Association article about accuracy of EPD interpretation in beef cattle:
http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/livestock/aps-02_03/aps-074.html
f) Overall good source:
http://www.epdlibrary.org
** The EPD Library offers a list of contacts.
http://www.epdlibrary.org/speakers.html