Alpaca Registry, Inc. (ARI), headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska is the largest alpaca pedigree registry in the world. Using advanced DNA technology, ARI validates the parentage of alpacas submitted for pedigree registration. Once an alpaca’s parentage has been validated, ARI issues a registration certificate that provides known lineage (back to point of importation) and assigns a unique number to each alpaca. ARI itself is a tremendous asset to the entire alpaca community.