At over 80 years of age Don Julio Barreda learned alpaca breeding from his mother as a young boy. Still to this day his reputation as one of the finest alpaca breeders in the world is maintained. His royal bloodlines are known as "Plantel". His herd is about 1850 Huacaya and 620 Suris.
Barreda was the first alpaca ranch to build fences. These boundaries allowed for pasture rotation and better nourishment creating higher fertility rates. It was a revolutionary concept at the time.
In his own words:
"After more than four decades of breeding Alpacas, I can identify some modest achievements. The Accoyo herd is uniform in all respects. I have been able to breed well-defined Alpaca phenotypes with an absence of atypical animals. There are no Huarizos (llama alpaca crosses), Suri Huacayas, or Huacaya Suris in my herd. The Accoyo production charts document a doubling of annual fleece yield per animal since 1946. During the same period, the herd's average body weight per animal has increased 25%. I have also created a second line of Huacaya bloodstock which I call "select." This herd his being selected for fineness. I have great expectations for this project, and from time to time, we end up with exceptional little cria. I attribute Accoyo's success at breeding Alpacas with superior production qualities to the father's lineage. My machos were all bred and selected at Accoyo, and my herd has not suffered from the influence of unknown sires with unknown fathers. I can truly say that the sires at Accoyo have been more than enough, and I am proud of the results."
-- Don Julio Barreda, Estancia
Accoyo, Macusani, Peru
