Ellie has a solid herdsire pedigree along with one of the top EPD rankings. Her dam, Eleanor, is the #1 female in the US EPD program that is tested to lower AFD and increase fleece weight.
Ellie is one of the overall top ranking female alpacas in N America. With so much unbiased data it doesn’t leave much room for guessing what quality she'll produce.
The following are Ellie's ranking among more than 7,500 alpacas in the 2013 ARI EPD program.
Reduce AFD = Top 1%
Spin Fineness= Top 1 %
Lower SD = Top 10%
above average FW
Reducing Fibers Greater than >30micron = Top 2%
Increase Curve = top 5%
Lower the percentage of Medulation = top 2%