Skin Biopsy Report

The ORIGINAL 100% Alpaca Density Test™

Date of test: 7 November 2010

Alpaca Name: ST164 Ark’s Tsunami

Owner name and address: Galpaca Farm Alpacas

Mount Horeb WI

Alpaca breed: Huacaya

Alpaca age: 30 months

Alpaca color: Medium Silver Grey

Alpaca sex: Male

Data details:

Density: 54.0 /mm2

Secondary:Primary fiber ratio: 10.0 :1

In-skin mean primary fiber diameter: 28.5! Standard Deviation: 4.2 ! Range: 21.2 ! to 37.2 !

In-skin mean secondary fiber diameter: 19.4 ! Standard Deviation: 3.3 ! Range: 8.4 ! to 28.8!

Average Daily Fleece Growth: see OFDA 2000 report supplied separately

Sample biopsy photograph:

Fiber population histogram:

Comments:

This is a dense male silver grey male showing a slightly less than average S:P ratio and a better than

average fiber population differential of just under 9 microns indicating a good proportion of primary fibers

sitting within the secondary fiber micron profile.

The wide difference of micron within the secondary fiber popul;ation is not as severe as it shows in the data

with the 8 micron sample skewing the perception somewhat.

The photograph shows the beginning of a superior follicle group uniformity developing and plenty of room

for additional groups, and secondaries, to develop as well.

This is a good silver grey male.

The results of this test are from a minimum 500 follicle count of a biopsy provided by the owner and

processed by a national histology laboratory operating in California, USA, read through both a

specifically adapted imaging program and laboratory operator, with the data moderated to account

for shrinkage in the processing of the biopsy.

© Alpaca Consulting Services USA October 2009