[Jacob-list] Jacob over Corriedale/Romney

[Jacobflock at aol.com]

I don't think that the breeding of the Jacob over the Corriedale/Romney can 
tell much of anything.  The Romney can be a white or colored; and a 
Corriedale?  The cross itself puts another unknown into the equation...  The 
fleece and conformation of the crosses should be interesting given the 
contrast between the Jacob fleece (open) and Romney(dense) and the goaty vs 
stocky structure.  I have seen several Romney/Jacob crosses and the progeny 
in many cases looked pretty Jacoby.  

The cross of the known self colored to the dominant black is really a 
tell-tale.  The word "known" suddenly struck me again.  Whenever one is 
breeding, knowing the genotype/phenotype/pedigree of at least one parent is 
extremely helpful in understanding what the progeny is conveying.  Fred