At Alpacas from MaRS our breeding program is focused on fiber fineness, healthy solid conformation, and fleece coverage. David Shines is an excellent example of all of these things! He is a rich caramel colored male with all the fineness you would expect from Hemingway and Felix on the same pedigree. When you need to improve the fineness of your herd, turn to David Shines!
David's fiber analysis shows that he really is holding his fineness with age, at 5 yrs his AFD was 22.7, with a CV of 18.6! David's progeny have all received rave reviews from their owners, some have gone on to do repeat breedings, one has matched the same female with David for 5 years in a row! David consistently throws cria that are as much as 10 microns lower than the dam when tested at 11+ months of age, and the SD's are impressive with several below 3. He is allowing color from the dam (and several times throwing darker than the dam) to come through while improving the character and fineness of their fleece. His crias are claiming multiple ribbons in the showring!