In a message dated 7/25/04 8:17:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< 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. >> My understanding from the BBSAI website is that the registered sheep aren't called Barbado vs Barbados Blackbelly, but all are named Blackbelly Barbados and include polled or horned animals. The pedigree asks whether the animal being registered is polled or horned, not whether the animal is descendant from polled only stock and all offspring remain polled. I think that may be part of the confusion. The decision tree leaves the impression that offspring can be re-classified from Barbado to BBS. As long as the offspring are polled and they meet the other standards. The registry, however, makes no distinction in breed because all are called Blackbelly Barbados. Anyway, that's my understanding. Diana =============================================== 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]/
