Diana, You are probably correct but I am not sure how the original officer/board intended it to be set up. It is my understand some if not most of the original officers/board had Barbados Blackbelly sheep and not Barbado. Dealing with the Barbado sheep, since the Barbado ewe sheep is supposed to be polled to register then I am wondering how many on the breeders list have registered their animals this way. Meaning if you have Barbado sheep one might register the rams as horns and the ewes as polled. I am not saying this has happened I am just wondering why there are so many breeders listed as raising polled animals.
Presently the association puts a P for poll (Barbados Blackbelly) and a H for horn (Barbado) on the registration papers. This was not done in the past. Also the association double checks to make sure to the best of its ability when an animals is registered it is registered correctly! Diana you stated, "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." You are probably correct but I am not speaking for the association when I said with my flock I would not do that for the first generation of polled stock from a horn stock. To me that is not a polled (Barbados Blackbelly). To me that is a polled Barbado because I would think this animals still has horn genetics. Again you are probably correct in your thinking. If your thinking is correct this is an issue the Board will have to deal with. I want to make sure dealing with this topic I am NOT speaking for the association. I am still trying to get things straight in my head what and why things were done in the past. Please understand I am NOT criticizing the past officers/board. If it weren't for them we would not have an association! Thanks for brings your point of view to my attention! James -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 10:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Barbados Blackbelly Sheeo (Polled) 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]/ =============================================== 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]/
