[Jacob-list] New Booklet "Guide to Selection of Jacob BreedingStock"

[Peg Bostwick]

Fun to hear all this.   The champion ram fleece at the old Fiberfest some years ago was entered by a friend of mine…thought by some to be Jacob as it had spotting.   In actuality, it was Corriedale cross, with some Suffolk in there (probably among other things, but not including Jacob).  

 

Peg Bostwick

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From: jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com [mailto:jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com] On Behalf Of Neal Grose
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] New Booklet "Guide to Selection of Jacob BreedingStock"

 

Oh yeah. And if you really want to see some fun colored genetics, mix them with a little Suffolk, like ol’ Mildred was. beautiful silver/tan fleece with white markings on her head. A friend took her Jacob ewe lamb and crossed her to the legendary John Henry, our silver Cotswold –Finn ram, and sold fleeces from THAT cross for $15 a lb. It looked like long silver kid mohair.

 

Neal

 

From: Linda <mailto:patchworkfibers at windstream.net>  

Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:03 AM

To: Neal Grose <mailto:nlgrose at yadtel.net>  

Cc: Heather Hettick <mailto:hettick.1 at osu.edu>  ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 

Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] New Booklet "Guide to Selection of Jacob BreedingStock"

 

Corriedales can carry the piebald gene, can't they? 

Linda

On 8/9/2011 5:59 PM, Neal Grose wrote: 




"My son will be showing a 75% Jacob (25% Tunis) in a 4H  market lamb class in 
September - if he makes weight of 90# - he was 68# at last check.  If not, 
he really looks like a solid, but short little market lamb, except for the 
spots.  He is actually polled, which helps, but some people still mistook 
him for a goat at lamb tagging and since he got shorn, he looks like a 
little Holstein calf." 


I recently saw a small flock of Katadins that included 3 piebald ewes. The man did said they were in the flock when he purchased them, and that they raised off the best lambs of the bunch. Having seen the same characteristics in 1/2 Corriedale/ 1/2 Jacob ewes, I wonder exactly how recessive the piebald gene is. 

Neal Grose 

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