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From: "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [blackbelly] results of BBSAI's name change vote Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:27:27 -0600
I wanted to let everyone know that members of the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Association Meeting voted in their Annual Meeting to use the name American Blackbelly when referring to horned bloodlines of Barbado sheep that meet breed standard and are registered with the Association.
I will be redesigning the BBSAI's Web site to reflect this change and strongly encourage all members of this listserv to practice using the new name. It is through our combined efforts at educating newcomers to the breed that we can eventually help clear up the confusion regarding the difference between the polled and horned bloodlines.
I would ask that you please use the following names in your emails to this listserv:
Barbados Blackbelly = polled rams and ewes representing the genetics found in sheep originating in the country of Barbados
American Blackbelly = horned rams and ewes of horned bloodlines originating in Texas from a cross between Barbados Blackbelly, Rambouillet, and Mouflon sheep and meeting the BBSAI breed standard (a breed standard for the American Blackbelly is under development)
Barbado = any sheep not meeting the breed standard of either the Barbados Blackbelly or American Blackbelly but of the description currently in use for the barbado breed. In other words, the sheep does not necessarily have to have a black belly, facial barbs, or horns of any respectful size; and it can have varying color patterns and any degree of wooliness. No breed standard or official breed description exists for the barbado, which is why my description is so vague.
In addition to choosing a name for the horned blackbelly, the BBSAI also corrected its association name. The association is now called the "Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Association International" instead of the "Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International." The reversal of words in the breed name not only went against taxonomic convention, it contributed to the mass of confusion over what the heck to call these sheep.
Here are some other helpful grammatical suggestions:
**If you do not want to specifically refer to either the American Blackbelly or the Barbados Blackbelly, it is correct to refer to them as blackbellies. "I have a mixed flock of blackbellies. The blackbelly sheep is a very prolific sheep."
**Blackbelly Barbados and Blackbelly Barbado are not correct.
**Barbados is not correct (the plural of Barbado is Barbado; a person owns five Barbado sheep)
Thanks again to everyone in the Blackbelly listserv community who contributed their comments and ideas to the original survey last year regarding what to call the horned blackbelly. You made a difference!
Carol Carol Elkins Critterhaven Estate Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep (no shear, no dock, no fuss) Pueblo, Colorado http://www.critterhaven.biz T-shirts, mugs, caps, and more at the Barbados Blackbelly Online Store http://www.cafepress.com/blackbellysheep
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