Can someone explain why a breed that is known to have horns has polled ewes? Since they do not carry a true "polled" gene and produce horned ram lambs and not...
I'm not a geneticist by any means, but there are genes that are carried only on the female (X) chromosome. Since the male (Y) mammalian chromosome is...
oops, I was just gathering my thoughts when I hit send instead of delete. Am I on the right track that it has to do with the relative length of the male and...
No, the link listed below did not work, at least not when I tried it. There is an excellent work done by Dolling (Title; Horned and polledness in sheep IV,...
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Oct 7, 2004 5:43 am
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Sorry, the last part of my message was wrong, here it is again hopefully more correct: The problem arises when these varieties are crossed, and you get animals...
per.abrahamsson@...
Oct 7, 2004 5:59 am
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Thank you Per, Katie & Lanette for your informative responses. Per, I will look for that article since I thankfully have a library in the area that can can...
Hi- I'm Norma Sutton and I live in Sunshine,NC which is in the piedmont/foothills area. Currently I only have the 2 shetland sheep, but I have 2 more coming...
I am about to turn my Shetland Ram out with the rest of my Shetland flock. I also have one 3 year old Romanov ewe, that I am temped to breed, but wonder waht...
Cheryl- I used a Shetland ram over my Finns the first year as I couldn't get a ram. In this cross, the lambs took on more of the Shetland characteristics. I...
Hi Deb, I am very curious how you advertise for pet sales to petting zoos and the like....? Are your sales in this vain word of mouth only or do you advertise ...
The National Poultry News features animals, alternative ivestock and poultry with a free 50 word nbreed listing with all subs. If you have not gotten a free...
Hi Deb, I am very curious how you advertise for pet sales to petting zoos and the like....? Are your sales in this vain word of mouth only or do you advertise ...
Hi Cheryl and others, Romanov's are all agouti grey as far as I know, so you will get white lambs from white breeds, but will get coloured lambs from patterned...
I can't keep quite on this one. I have a registered Romonov Ram that I am using on several kinds of ewes this year, so I will have a pretty good idea what...
Two shetland rams need transport from the Upper Michigan area to Salem Oregon anytime after mid-December. If you or anyone you know can help, please contact:...
Hi, You may want to contact Ron Keener. His livelihood is transporting small livestock cross country. By small livestock, I mean sheep, goats, rabbits and...
Wed, 17 Nov 04 Shipping Ram Hi Jim, Ron's price for shipping an animal depends upon (1) fuel cost, (2) floor space needed for animal, (3) distance from pick up...
... I have emailed him, but appaerently he to busy driving around the nation to stop and sleep or read his email. In one digest from his group he has been...
Hi all, I was looking at one of my Shetland ewe lambs who is now 8 months old. From a distance she looks very black and even seems to resist sun bleaching. ...
Heel low: Looking for input into ideas on how to judge Jacob fiber. I know alot of registries have a separate "grading" system for Jacob fiber...is this...
Jacob fiber is no different to other breeds of sheep fiber. You don't seem to realize how expensive this would be. If you are to set up a standard then you...
Kelly, My experience is with breeds other than Shetland. If the White coming in to the black is a hair or a bit coarser wool fiber (not kemp really) - just a ...
Heel low: ... I will agree in so much that wool is wool is like styrofoam cups stacked on top of each other. However... Jacob fiber is unique in several ways...
Does anyone have a copy of a wool grading score card from a wool judging show? I am still looking for a Jacob Sheep wool standard (just wool) and have not...
Tara, I apologize to other readers since this is nothing to do with color genetics. I have been in the sheep business since 1973 and have been involved with...
Hey everyone, in just a week or two, we will have available a fantastic selection of LGD pups for sale!!! These pups are from our two Tatra/Maremma x bitches...
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