[Jacob-list] two horned sheep

Linda patchworkfibers at windstream.net
Wed Sep 7 17:07:03 EDT 2011


I stand corrected. That is quite a percentage change over the history of
registered sheep.

Linda

On 9/7/2011 4:02 PM, Jacobflock at aol.com wrote:

> Dear Listers = The 2 horn / 4 horn question is as old as the

> documented Jacob history. When the shepherd Abel Eyre listed Earl

> Fitzwilliams wool clip in 1834, the "Spanish Sheep with 4 Horns" was

> listed as Jacob Sheep. The Fitzwilliam flock was out of Wentworth and

> in 1750 is listed as one of two documented 4 horn Jacob flocks, the

> second flock being Tabley Hall. One other 1750 Jacob flock was

> Fairtfax Lucy Charlecot, Warwickshire, and noted as a two horn. The

> documented history of "Jacob" flocks startes as a 2 out of 3 are four

> horn and 100 years later there are only two other two horn flocks;

> Henry Dryden (Canons Ashby) and Duke of Devonshire (Chatsworth)

> noted. The majority (about 16 of 20) of documented flocks by the

> 1880s are four horn. Elwes in "Guide to Primitive Breeds..." recaps

> the 2 horn vs 4 horn flock sources and is unable to cite the basis for

> the difference and sources. Hence, by the early 1900s there are both

> 2 and 4 horn flocks. By 1960 the Jacob Sheep Society, following their

> breed standard, has three out of four two horn Jacobs for breedshow

> winner types; four horn configurations giving rise to "balance" and

> growth problems..

> In the US in 1999, attention was directed to a decade (1989-1999) of

> breeding trends both phenotype issues and breed genetic diversity: Two

> horns had increased from 32% to 55%, and 4 horn had decreased from 68%

> to 45%. More to the breed sex population point, the ratio of 2H ewes

> and 2H rams followed the same trend (Journal of the JSC). The JSBA

> noted that the four horn population in the decade ending 1999 went

> from 77% to 61%; no data by sex but perhaps it was similar; and is now

> at 53%. Is the drop in 4 horn ratios as significant today as it was

> in 1999? Breed associations often monitor the health of a breed and

> perhaps a Jacob breed association, JSS as an example, can provide

> guidance on the issue.

> The Jacob is neither the only four horn breed nor only a four horn

> breed. Regards = Fred Horak

> In a message dated 9/6/2011 1:27:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

> fourhornfarm at frontier.com writes:

>

> *I have been counting the number of 2H vs 4H Jacobs registered in

> the JSBA Flock Books for the last few years and the number of 2Hs

> registered has gradually increased each year to where about 42% of

> Jacobs registered are now 2Hs. Most of the 2Hs are from the West

> Coast as was mentioned by someone, but there are also more 2Hs

> being registered in other parts of the U.S. I believe the reason

> for the increase in 2Hs is that more people are breeding for

> fleeces as there primary focus and another thing is that it is

> easier to breed a 2H than a good 4H. A good balanced and strong

> set of 4Hs is hard to get. In Indiana it is difficult to sell 2H

> Jacobs. The JSBA does not discriminate against 2H Jacobs. Many

> people associate the 4Hs with the Jacob breed as it is one of the

> few breeds of sheep with four horn genes, but there are several

> breeds of sheep that have 2Hs. I have never heard the statement

> that only 4Hs are true Jacobs, but maybe what they meant was this

> fact about Jacobs being associated with 4Hs more than any other

> breed. *

> * I believe non JSBA members can purchase a guide book from

> Shannon at the business office.*

> * Missouri is one state where few people raise registered

> Jacobs. Mark can probably enlighten us on why this is. I always

> suspected it was because they have the exotic sales there that

> other states do not have and this gave them a market that most

> other states do not have.*

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* Mark Essen <mailto:messen at socket.net>

> *To:* jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

> <mailto:jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>

> *Sent:* Monday, September 05, 2011 10:53 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [Jacob-list] two horned sheep

>

>

> I do not understand "We have people saying that over half the

> sheep submitted and registered..." Can't this be quantified

> with real numbers?

> Anybody know how JSC is doing? Do they still maintain a registry?

> Of course, most Jacobs sheep are probably not known to the

> registry. I hazard to say that there is no way to count how

> many sheep or horns are not registered.

> Is there any plan to make this guide book public? I would

> love to see what all of the fuss is about.

> Mark

>>

>>

>>

>> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Linda

>> <patchworkfibers at windstream.net

>> <mailto:patchworkfibers at windstream.net>> wrote:

>>

>> On one hand, we have people saying that over half the

>> sheep submitted and registered in JSBA are two horned. On

>> the other hand, we have people saying there is no demand

>> for two horned sheep and you can't sell them. Huh?

>> Linda.

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