Helmut, You are a sheep wizard! :o) Thank you for the great tip on zincfat. Beats the devil out of the $22.00 I paid for a quart of horse medication. Now all I have to do is figure out where to obtain zinc powder. But hopefully, I won't need it.
My plan is to frost seed the pasture with white clover this coming winter/spring. I am hoping it will gain a hold, but our soil is still a little acid for clover. I think this is going to be the key to restoring the pasture health, along with other good management. Something that's been on my mind lately is the cholesterol content of the hair sheep meat, and of course the BB's specifically. One report I read indicates that a certain breed of hair sheep ranks 48% lower in cholesterol than chicken (didn't say if that included the skin). What I am wondering is how the BB's hold up in the cholesterol department, and how would a person or organization go about having the meat tested for leanness and cholesterol? If in fact, the BB's could be proven to be extra lean and low cholesterol, that would seem to me a huge marketing advantage that may be getting underplayed? It would also seem that it would be a good reason to stay within the breed and concentrate on improving it, as opposed to outcrossing, for say, higher yield (which may mean more fat). My understanding is that the barbs dress out pretty light because there's just not much fat on them. Regards, Barb Lee =============================================== 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]/
