Suri Network is excited to announce the “Strategically Suri” educational series to be offered during the month of February 2022. The four- part series, hosted by Suri Network and conducted on the Zoom platform, will focus on how to strategically improve your Suri herd from renowned experts in their respective fields.
Each seminar begins at 7 pm EST with a one-hour speaker presentation followed by a 30-minute interactive Q&A session.
Feb 2: “S.H.I.P—Don’t let S.H.I.P Sail Without You” presented by the SHIP classifiers, Arturo Pena, Cheryl Gehly and Stephanie Glyptis, all trained Suri fleece experts and AOA judges.
Feb 9: “Color Genetics—What Color is Your Alpaca” presented by Dr. Andrew Merriwether, expert geneticist and professor from Binghamton University of New York.
Feb 16: “Using Technology to Diagnose Female Alpaca Infertility” presented by Dr. Michelle Kutzler, camelid reproductive expert and professor from Oregon State University.
Feb 23: “Strategic Suri Improvement-Focus on Uniformity” presented by Amanda VandenBosch, internationally renowned Suri alpaca breeder and AOA senior judge.
Cost: For SN members, the cost is free (please consider a donation to Suri Network when you register). For non-SN members the cost for the whole series is $100, which includes a free membership to SN effective March 1, 2022 through May 30, 2023.
Registration: All participants must register in advance by January 31, 2022 on the Suri Network website registration page to receive the Zoom link for the seminars.