[Jacob-list] crossbreeding

[Zach Oaster]

If the Jacob breed is dominant black, why then is it undesirable for there
to be "too much" black in the breed standard (as opposed to simply too much
white)? A couple of my ewes are heavily black (although still within the
register-able tolerances), and honestly, I think it would be awesome to end
up with a 90+% black Jacob ram offspring someday (personal preference).

Is it because we're afraid of losing the multi-tonal spots?
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On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Linda <patchworkfibers at windstream.net>wrote:


>  It's because the Jacob is dominant black, rather than the recessive black

> that you see in most other breeds. If a Jacob produces a white lamb on

> another breed, the Jacob is only carrying one dominant black gene instead of

> two.

>

> Linda

>

> Jaci Siehl wrote:

>

>   Please someone let me know if I am correct on this or not....... I think

> that the reason we get black (or very dark) F1 offspring is because a Jacob

> is really a black sheep with white spots.........not just because black is

> generally a dominate color.

>  Gary, am I correct in my thinking?

>  *Jaci Siehl*

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