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(Incorporation No: 17864)

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NZRegistry 
(Guidelines)

Owner Code Registration

To be filled in by llama owners to register their
owner code and breeder prefix

Birth Notification

To be completed by owner of dam at time of birth
Llama is under one year old

Llama Listing

To be completed by owner or breeder of llamas
over one year old or imported

Certificate of Service

To be completed by owner of sire as proof of service
To be sent in with birth notification

Transfer of Ownership/Death Notification

To be completed by both parties in sale of llama for transfer of ownership
Death notification to be completed by owner at time of death

Members' letter
January 11th, 2008

Members' Letter
(Why a database? 1st October, 2004)

Imported Llamas of New Zealand

 

NZRegistry Number: (To be assigned)           

Type: Llama      Guanaco      Llama/Guanaco    Llama/Alpaca   Lama

The offspring of a crossbred lama when bred back to a 'pure' llama for 4 generations, will then be considered back to 'pure' and can be listed/registered as a llama.

Owner of Lama: Present legal owner or last known legal owner.

Owner Code: (administration purposes)
The Owner Code needs to be 4 or 5 letters and can be either an abbreviation of your farm name, initials or combination.  If you do not submit one then one will be allocated to you.

Some examples of Owner Codes: WCLF, RMLF, KARMA, PDLF.
NZLA members' Owner Codes are found below Members Names on Membership page of this website.

Lama Name: Any name beginning with a letter or digit and having 35 or fewer characters (including punctuation and spaces) is acceptable with the following conditions:
Names must differ by at least one letter from all other names in the Database. 
Names may not include or refer to owner codes, breeder prefix, ranch names or personal names other than those of the breeder (owner of dam at mating).
Names must include Breeder Prefix if known.

Alias: If this lama has been known by another name. This does not include 'pet' names, just previously registered or known as. If more than one previous alias, please print on back.

Breeder Prefix: (Owner of Dam at time of Mating)
Breeders are to register a Prefix to be used in the listed/registered name of a lama they bred.  The Breeder Prefix is generally the breeder's farm name or abbreviation of. 
The Breeder Prefix will use up some of the 35 characters allotted for each lama's name.  Prefixes that are shorter will give you more leeway in choosing the remainder of the name.

Some examples of Breeders' Prefixes: Windchime, Rangemore, Karma, Palmdale
NZLA members' Breeder Prefixes are found below Members Names on Membership page of this website.

Sire: Name, include Breeder Prefix if known.

Owner of Sire at Mating: Initials & Surname or Owner Code acceptable

Dam: Name, include Breeder Prefix if known.

Owner of Dam at Birth:  Initials & Surname or Owner Code acceptable

Registration ILR:             Registration LAA:

Registration Other1:         Registration Other2:
Registration Certificates can be photocopied & posted in place of filling in this listing form.

Sex: (circle) Male    Female    Gelding    Spey    Vasectomized        

Date Of Birth:  Day ___  Month ___ Year______     

Country of Birth: NZL New Zealand   AUS Australia   CAN Canada   CHI  Chile 
ENG  England  USA  United States of America     OTHER

Date of Arrival NZ:   Day ___  Month ___ Year______          

Height: (At age 3 years or older measured in cms at the withers)

Deceased: Yes    No   

Date of Death: (If known)  Day ___  Month___ Year______  

Cause: (if known)  Please make a note on the back of the form.

Colours:

Black BL,
Cream CR,
White WH,
Brown Dilute BRD, Brown Medium BRM, Brown Intense BRI,
Red Dilute RDD, Red Medium RDM, Red Intense RDI,
Grey Dilute GRD, Grey Medium GRM, Grey Intense GRI,
Grey Brown Dilute GBD, Grey Brown Medium GBM, Grey Brown Intense GBI

Pattern:

Appaloosa:
Pale background & intense spots

Reverse Appaloosa:
Intense background & pale spots

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz
Original Type: Pinto/Paint:
white background with patches of colour
Calico/Tortoiseshell:
having a coat that is mottled in three or more tones of colour.
Solid:
One colour
Saddle:
Patch across back resembling a saddle.
Full Body Blanket:
 

 

Markings:

Head:

Star

Blaze

Slash

Snip

Panda face

Tuxedo

Legs: 

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz

Socks Boots
 
Leggings
 

Identifying Marks:  this is the place to record those identifying features such as ‘white spot
on
 left hip' or 'red head'.

Fibre Type:   

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz

  Double fibre has a finer undercoat with a lower micron count while the guard hair is noticeably coarser.

 

 Single fibre has a very fine and uniform fleece with no noticeable difference between the guard hair and the undercoat.

 

Suri fibre has a very distinctive and well-defined lock structure which hangs in long spiralling dreadlocks.

 Length:    

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz

If you have a photo that would be suitable could you please e-mail info@llama.org.nz

     
 Long    Medium    Short

 

Tag Location: Left   Right  Ear Other

Tag Colour:                Tag Number:

 Microchip No.:              MC Location: Base Left Right Ear Other

MC Issuer:

DNA Blood Type Case  

Tattoo Location: Left    Right   Ear Other       

Tattoo Description:

Photos: (circle)  Attached  or  Emailed to info@llama.org.nz    Left   Right    Front   Rear

Regular Colour Print Photograph Requirements:
2 are requested (left side, right side), 4 recommended (left, right, front, back)
Colour
Full body shot of llama , close up
No other animals in photograph
No Polaroid, or photocopied photographs
Lama's name, owner name and owner code must be printed on back of each photograph. 

Post to Penny King 136 Horseman Rd Waitakere Auckland.

Digital Requirements:
jpg format only
Colour
High quality setting
Preferably 100 kb or above.

E-mail to info@llama.org.nz

Name: Of the person filling in the form

Signed: Signature of above

Dated: Day/Month/Year

 
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