Here is an excellent primer on the genetics of horns in our sheep. It is a
very simplistic model and works ONLY if none of the ewes in a flock have
horns. It also assumes there is only one gene for horns. We now know that
is not the case; there also is a gene for scurs. It was written by Dave
to select first for healthy and strong animals, the genepool get
cut down by funny regulations.
Regards Helmut
- Original Message -
From: Carol J. Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Horn
: [blackbelly] Horn Genetics question
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
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
