[Jacob-list] need advice on breeding groups

[Linda]

And don't forget that the ewe contributes 50% of the horn genetics to 
the lamb.

Linda
On 11/4/2012 8:42 AM, Carl Fosbrink wrote:

> *Horns are very important to me! They are one of the things that set 

> the Jacob apart from other breeds. A ram may pass inspection at six 

> months of age, but his horns can change a lot until he is two years 

> old. If his horns have to be trimmed to keep them out of his face or 

> they are no longer symmetrical he should not be used for breeding 

> because he would not pass inspection then and you don't want to pass 

> on those bad horn genes. Using a young ram whose horns have not 

> finished growing is not a good idea either because you don't know what 

> his horns will look like when his horns are more mature. Horns do most 

> of their growing until two years of age. After that they grow very 

> slowly. They probably do 80% of their growing until two years old and 

> you can tell how they are going to be by then. *

>


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