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  • Category: Farm Animals
  • Founded: Feb 6, 1999
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This list is for people interested in sheep color genetics, including Icelandic/Shetland/Finn and all other breeds. Also any heritable features such as horns, tails, fleece type, etc. are welcome for discussion.

***FOR COLOR GENETICS PRIMER, LOOK IN THE "FILES" -- ICELANDIC-SHETLAND COLOR GENETICS.RTF*** This has the basic definitions, theory, applications.

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Re: twins
Hi Marie- Fertility is a heritable trait, but only 5-10% according to the tables I have seen. See
Posted - Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:27 pm
 Jim & Martha McGrath
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Re: twins
As a Finn breeder I can tell all of you that from 16 years of experience that the birthtype of a Finn has no bearing on the multiple lamb factor. Once in 730
Posted - Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:12 pm
 Elizabeth H. Kinne
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Re: twins
i had a ewe, who gave nothing but twins, the daughters i kept would twin out ram lambs, when they'd have ewes they were singles. i think genetics play the
Posted - Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:55 am
 Nikyle Begay
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Re: twins
If I recall correctly, Finns have multiple births from years of selective breeding. If they are crossed to animals that do not have multiple births each
Posted - Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:28 am
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Re: twins
Thanks everyone! I am very interested in icelandics and on all the web sites, I have seen that the lambing history is shown for ewes that are for sale. Most
Posted - Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:06 pm
 Marie
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