Genetics - BEW

 

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Many people are concerned about breeding Blue Eyed White alpacas.  Many of these animals are deaf, so many people refuse to have Blue Eyed White alpacas in their herds.  In actual fact, experiments have been done where BEW animals have been bred together - and they do not produce BEW offspring.

A geneticist and alpaca breeder did a study of the BEW phenomenon - he found that most BEW's are a result of breeding grey to white, or spotted to grey or white, or grey to grey.  You can read the entire PDF article HERE.

 

 

 

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