[Jacob-list] Fw: tails

[Carl Fosbrink]

From: Carl Fosbrink 
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:28 PM
To: Elizabeth Bell 
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] tails


There have been lilac Jacobs ever since they came to the USA, but it is unclear about the chocolate lilac color as to if the color is on the face and legs or just in the fleece or what. What one person calls chocolate may not be what another would call chocolate so we are trying to clear things up. There is no discussion about the blue/gray lilac color because everyone agrees that this is lilac color in Jacob sheep. A Jacob from several generations of registered Jacobs that has a tail longer or shorter than hock length can be registered, but should be bred to a Jacob with the proper length of tail so as not to perpetuate the wrong length of tail. I personally dock tails on my Jacobs, but when I band the tails I record any tails that are not hock length so I can take that into consideration when culling or can tell a buyer about it so they can take it into consideration when deciding to buy.


From: Elizabeth Bell 
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 3:02 PM
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
Subject: [Jacob-list] tails


Ok, so we had a lengthy discussion about lilac, now maybe someone that is more genetically savvy than I, can tell me what it means if a tail is longer than the hock? The one I left on was longer than the hock, though not by much,, and she was registered. If a sheep has a long line of registered history and comes out with a tail longer than the hock what does that mean? Maybe lilac should not be a registered trait? So we are going to accept, even strive for a color change, yet a tail is a little longer than it should? be and not think that could be a slight change in DNA (as we know, this happens, otherwise we would all look alike) , that we aren't really aware of because we get rid of the possible evidence early? I am just wondering about not buying from someone based on a tail when you can go on the database and see the lineage often many generations. Assuming the concern is something other than Jacobs in the line.  That is what was nice about Icelandic sheep, they came out with short tails. 

Elizabeth Bell
hobbyknobfarm at main.nc.us








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