I have bred approximately 380 ewes for 2004 lambing. These ewes should produce a minimum of 570 lambs, 50% of which will be ewe lambs. This is more ewe lambs than I will need so I am posting this now as some of you may be interested in the matings I have made and the resulting ewe lambs. It's never too early to plan for the future.
I have made the following matings: 70 percentage East Friesian or percentage Lacaune ewes bred to Dorset ram. Ram is a high indexing McNally Dorset from a dam line selected for milk production. This ram is also a heterozygous Booroola gene carrier. Milk production records for these ewes will be available. 30 percentage East Friesian or percentage Lacaune ewes bred to 7/8 Lacaune ram. Ram's dam produced 833# of milk in 198 days during her second lactation. Milk production records for these ewes will be available. 35 percentage East Friesian ewes bred to fullblood East Friesian ram. Ram from "Super Elite Dutch" East Friesian genetics. Milk production records for these ewes will be available. 40 fullblood Icelandic ewes bred to fullblood East Friesian ram. Ram from "Super Elite Dutch" East Friesian genetics. Milk production records for these ewes will be available. 25 fullblood Icelandic ewes bred to fullblood Icelandic ram. Ram from bloodlines selected for milk production. Milk production records for these ewes will be available. 50 hair breed, i.e. Katahdin, St. Croix, Barbados/Romanov, Dorper/Hair breed cross ewes bred to 7/8 Lacaune ram. Ram's dam produced 338# of milk in 212 days during her second lactation. No milk records will be available for these ewes. 40 hair breed ewes (same as above) bred to fullblood White Dorper ram. Ram from Grant's Dorpers in Oregon. No milk records will be available for these ewes. Fullblood St. Croix ewes bred to fullblood East Friesian ram. No milk records for these ewes. Percentage East Friesian ewes bred to fullblood St. Croix Ram. Milk records will be available. Balance of ewes are bred to Suffolk for terminal lambs. If anyone has an interest in these potential ewe lambs for 2004, you can contact me at the following information, Larry Meisegeier River Ridge Stock Farm N6430 Hwy 40 Bruce, WI 54819 715-868-2285 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sheepmilk.biz =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly
