Sue, I am not sure how many Barbados Blackbelly sheep there are in the US. I know there is one breeder who is not a member of BBSAI and there might be more. I have not had any genetic problems popping up with my herd but I can not speak for other breeders.
James Harper Virginia Regional Director and BBSAI Newsletter Editor Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International (804) 732-2626 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Smith Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 8:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) Hi, I agree that Barbados Blackbelly sheep should not have horned genetics. This was one of my passing thoughts when I saw so many breeders of polled BB's in the United States. Only cause I thought the gene pool was so small I thought there might be a genetic problem popping up once in awhile. Without blood testing everyone of those BB how will you be able to tell if there is "horned" blood running through the BB's? I wonder how many "True" BB there really are.....would you know??? Sue Susan Smith Sandoah Achers www.sandoahachers.homestead.com Barbado Sheep (hair breed) Ponies 4-H Projects Public Sales Donkey Rescue and Adoption >From: "James Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) >Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:16:10 -0400 > >Hi Sue, > >I have Barbados Blackbelly sheep and I obtained a polled ram but he threw >horned ram lambs. Therefore he was not what I called a pure Barbados >Blackbelly even though he was polled. I sold him for meat and I am in the >process of selling ALL of his offsprings. I guess I could register him as >polled but I personally do not think that is ethical and/or correct since >his bloodline has horns. > >I am bring this up wondering if any of the polled sheep on the breeders >list >have horns in their bloodline. Not that anyone would do this unethically >but maybe lack of knowledge. My opinion and my opinion only is that a >Barbados Blackbelly sheep should not have any horn genetics. > >James Harper >Virginia Regional Director >and BBSAI Newsletter Editor >Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International >(804) 732-2626 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Smith >Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 7:45 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) > > >Thanks James, I appreciate your answering. It has just been a question I >wondered about since I found out about Barbados Blackbelly (polled) No >real > >reason, just wondering. Thanks, Sue > > >Susan Smith >Sandoah Achers >www.sandoahachers.homestead.com >Barbado Sheep (hair breed) >Ponies >4-H Projects >Public Sales >Donkey Rescue and Adoption > > > > > > >From: "James Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) > >Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 18:52:40 -0400 > > > >Hi Sue, > > > >I did not realize there were that many Barbados Blackbelly (polled) on >the > >breeders list. I am wondering if some of the breeders have Barbado and > >are > >listing that the ewes are polled and rams are horned. I really do not >know > >and that is a good question. I know the President of BBSAI has to herds > >one > >Barbado (horned) and the other Barbados Blackbelly sheep . I am not sure > >if > >there are other breeders or the number of breeders are raising 2 herds. > > > >Dealing with inbreeding, one might read "Making New Bloodlines Using the > >Only Ram You Have" by Carol Elkins. > > > >I also guess you can look at it that if one believes in Adam and Eve then > >we > >are all inbred. I have not had any problems with my stock of Barbados > >Blackbelly sheep. > > > > > >James Harper > >Virginia Regional Director > >and BBSAI Newsletter Editor > >Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International > >(804) 732-2626 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Smith > >Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 3:05 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) > > > >Hi guys, just out of curosity: I count 27 breeders of BB (polled) on the > >breeders list. Might I assume that all these sheep are inbred with each > >other and no knew blood has been introduced since??? Please take no > >offence, but have their been inbreeding problems showing up? Thanks for > >answering my questions. Sue (no real reason for the question other than >I > >am just curious) > > > > > > > >Susan Smith > >Sandoah Achers > >www.sandoahachers.homestead.com > >Barbado Sheep (hair breed) > >Ponies > >4-H Projects > >Public Sales > >Donkey Rescue and Adoption > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > >download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ > > > >=============================================== > >This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list > >(http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). > >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 > >To search the archives, go to > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > > >=============================================== > >This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list > >(http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). > >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 > >To search the archives, go to > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > >_________________________________________________________________ >Don't just search. 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