[Jacob-list] Mating

[Neal and Louise Grose]

I don't think that ewes that rebreed after losing early lambs are the same
as aseasonal breeders. We have had Jacob sheep for 15 years or so with 50
ewes per year, and have never had true out of season lambs in the Jacobs. We
have had a few breed back in Feb. after aborting in Jan.  In contrast, our
Finn X Lincoln/Cotswold crosses will breed in spring 30% of the time even
though the longwool sheep are strictly fall breeders.

This is an interesting question because the origin of the Jacobs is
sometimes guesstimated as a mix of Northern European (seasonal breeders) and
Mediterranean (aseasonal breeders) types. Most of the other down breeds
display limited aseasonal breeding.

Neal Grose
North Carolina


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Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:59 AM
Subject: [Jacob-list] Mating


> Dear List ,
>     Well .....it sounds like the concensus of opinion is , some do some
> don't. These are the 2 ewes that lost their lambs dues to physical
> trauma (stomping ? ) in late February . All three Jacobs are in great
> condition and seem to be very frisky and joyfull in general with the
> mild weather and the freedom of being let out to roam . If they do
> lamb THIS time I will watch them like a hawk at in Sept and protect
> those babies . The lambs that were killed had black noses and were
> very healthy , they weighed in at @
> 5lbs at birth . The mothers seemed to take to them too . So we will see
> this time . Donna in N.VT.
>
>
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