[Jacob-list] skulls and SUED

[Jacobflock at aol.com]

With the RBST and so many breed groups willing to pursue the  issue that 
imperils the Park sheep that were the subject of Elwes work  in 1913, I would 
see if the Royal Agriculture Society of England would add some  muscle on 
behalf of the RBST, add in a call to Charles Bassett at the ALBC here  in the 
States and see if the case can be made to put it on the agenda of  Dr. 
Montgomery, the worlds leading geneticist on horns and the sheep genome ...  he 
may still be at Otago University in New Zealand.  
 
He did the work to find the horn gene on OV0010 and did some work on the  
hornless gene and polled gene.  He just might yield under the weight of a  
number of breed conservationists and their prestige and be personally 
concerned  about the loss of multiple breed genetics to resurrect his work on 
chromosome  10 for polycerates, what gene is there, how it operates and  perhaps 
how close the ovine eyelid gene is to the polycerate horn  gene ...  And 
there is a human element: locations of human genes  that cause human eyelid 
maladies.  There are connections yet to be  found.
 
In search of funding to support such a project, look to donations from  
breed associations, agriculture department, county and local people that have  
any connection to sheep/wool/  city or county.  Some research that we  are 
directly involved in is being funded by the National Institute of Health,  
several hospitals and universities and even a twelve year old boy who has  
collected over US$7,500.  Funding, even in a bad economy can be  found.
 
Fred Horak
St. Jude's Farm
1165 E. Lucas Rd.
Lucas, TX 75002
972-727-0900
 
 
In a message dated 9/27/2009 9:11:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
westergladstone at btinternet.com writes:

As well as physical findings, we would like to see the questions  about 
polycerates and SUED studied at a genetic level.  I understand from  Gary 
Anderson's email to me that Janine Fenton was hoping to interest a  university in 
Colorado in these questions, so I would love to be able to  correspond with 
her.  Although if she had been successful it is likely  that we would all 
have heard about it.
 


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