You are welcome Liz. A little more insight...
"R" at codon 171 is not as readily available in the Barbados Blackbelly and American Blackbelly breeds as it has been in other breeds of sheep. This is a situation that has improved in recent years. "K" at codon 171 is considerably rarer in sheep (less than 1% of sheep world wide). Although "K" is found in other breeds of sheep it is found in the Barbados Blackbelly and American Blackbelly sheep at a much higher percentage than any other breed I know of. Unfortunately there have not been enough resources to determine if there is any value to "K". There is a world wide genome mapping effort being made for sheep. At the end of the day it will be interesting to see how "K" may or may not link up to other genes and traits in the Blackbelly sheep breeds. Mark Wintermute -----Original Message----- From: blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info [mailto:blackbelly-boun...@lists.blackbellysheep.info] On Behalf Of Liz Radi Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 7:48 AM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Polled Barbados Blackbelly Rams for Sale Thank you Mark for the explanation. Liz Radi idar alpacas and nubians Nunn Colorado 970-897-2580 _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
