[Jacob-list] breeding for polycerates

[Mark Essen]

Way too many two horned offspring.
Mark Essen
Famous Acres
6701 County Road 353
Fulton, Mo.  65251
(573)642-0350 (phone on the wall)
(573)310-1668 (cell)
messen at socket.net
Jacobs 4-Horn Sheep, Pygmy Goats, Pyrenees, Peafowl, Highland Cattle, 
Yak, Emu, Wallaroo, Wallabies, Patagonian Cavies, Llama, Capybara, 
Muntjac,Elk,Red deer, and Fallow Deer all living together in the Kingdom 
of Callaway

Linda wrote:
> What were your experiences using a two horned ram on four horned ewes?
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> Linda
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> On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:52:55 -0500, Mark Essen wrote:
>> I no longer use a two horned ram or a ram with bad horns for
>> breeding. I have found horn traits to be very inheritable.  If I
>> breed with a ram with a top right horn with a forward tilt, the
>> offspring has a preponderance of top right horns with forward
>> tilts.  I do not know why this has been true for me, but it is
>> repeatable. Mark Essen Famous Acres 6701 County Road 353 Fulton,
>> Mo.  65251 (573)642-0350 (phone on the wall) (573)310-1668 (cell)
>> messen at socket.net
>> Jacobs 4-Horn Sheep, Pygmy Goats, Pyrenees, Peafowl, Highland
>> Cattle, Yak, Emu, Wallaroo, Wallabies, Patagonian Cavies, Llama,
>> Capybara, Muntjac,Elk,Red deer, and Fallow Deer all living together
>> in the Kingdom of Callaway