RE: [blackbelly] RE: Blackbelly digest, Vol 1 #667 - 11 msgs

[Susan Smith]

I really like your ideas of a way to come up with a standard for the 
(American Blackbelly) Barbado.  I infact have started this as we speak.  I 
have one ram from totally different breeding then any of my 6 ewes.  The 
ewes are also not related in anyway to each other to my knowledge.  This 
crop of lambs all looked like various shades of BBB's........except fo rone 
little ewe...she looks like the BBB's but with a small dot of white on the 
top of her head.  This crop of lambs was not out of my ram......so next 
breeding will be from my registered BBB....horned ram.  This might help at 
least give us an idea of a way to go with creating a standard. Hopefully all 
of us could try your suggestion and close the flock to see what we can do.  
Also, do any of you  Barbado sheep breeders have  cow-hocked sheep? ( I 
believe this comes from the Mouflon)



Susan Smith
Sandoah Achers
www.sandoahachers.homestead.com
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Subject: [blackbelly] RE: Blackbelly digest, Vol 1 #667 - 11 msgs
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:25:42 -0600
Carol,

If I may, American Blackbelly Sheep sounds like the way to go.  I also
think that developing a standard for the American breed is a good idea.
One of your respondents mentioned the infusion of genes from other
breeds.  The results of these genes in physiological differences should
be considered if they can be.  A problem being the identification of
which gene mixes produce what characteristics.  This may prove possible
to do but its not going to be done in a short time.  Look how long the
mixing has been going on.  Not one of us having the horned breed has an
idea what�s in the gene pools of their breeder sheep.  Perhaps each of
us should close our farms to the addition of new sheep, select breeding
pairs, record their physical characteristics, and then those of the
offspring for at least two breeding cycles to see if anything can be
learned.  (Another idea follows.)
The best route may be to obtain breeding stock from someone that has the
polled sheep, proven to be true to breed by consecutive lambing cycles
that produce polled lambs/sheep.  Then, do our own crossing with the
hair sheep of choice and keep really good records of the results
produced.  These records would then have to collected and recorded by
the registry for a period of time until sufficient data on the same
types of parings is produced to enable the development of a breed
standard for that type of paring.
This sounds like it could lead to a multi-faceted standard.

Sincerely,

Joe Hollinger
Cuddly Critters Farm
Eldridge, MO 65463


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