Re: [blackbelly] Horn Genetics question

2006-01-16 Thread hlang
In beef and sheep, there are bulls and rams which are dominate polled.'You can use them on what ever kind of horned ewe or cow and never any horn for many generation. I work horned cows, up to 60 and use polled bulls, never one horn to see if selected. Same for SA ram import, on what ever

Re: [blackbelly] Ewe with Mastitis?

2006-01-16 Thread Julian Hale
It does sound like mastitis. Since she has claimed the lambs, leave them with mom and supplement their food with formula or goat milk. I have a ewe with mastitis right now, and my vet said that as long as she is eating and drinking, and there is not blood or stringy material coming out of

Re: [blackbelly] Ewe with Mastitis?

2006-01-16 Thread Cecil Bearden
Well my vet recommends Pennicillin for mastitis. I also supplement if with Banamine for the inflammation. Tha last one I had with mastitis responded very well to 3cc pennicillin every other day for 10 days. Then 3cc of Banamine once a week and also 3cc of dexamethasone once a week. for 3

Re: [blackbelly] Horn Genetics question

2006-01-16 Thread David Kellough
If a horned ewe and a horned ram produce a ewe lamb, is the odds much greater the ewe lamb will have horns? just wondering David Kellough - Original Message - From: hlang [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 1:55 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [blackbelly] Horn Genetics question

2006-01-16 Thread Terry Wereb
Basic genetics would say yes as the liklihood of getting all the genetics necessary to produce horns would be greater. Terry --- David Kellough [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If a horned ewe and a horned ram produce a ewe lamb, is the odds much greater the ewe lamb will have horns? just