[Jacob-list] crossbreeding

[Linda]

Dominant black doesn't have anything to do with percentage of color. 
Jaci is correct when she says that Jacobs are black sheep with white 
spots. When you get up to 90% black, you're kinda lacking on spots. As 
far as the standard, too much white or too much black is the same as far 
as a dq or a ac.
What's a multi-tonal spot?


Linda

Zach Oaster wrote:

> If the Jacob breed is dominant black, why then is it undesirable for 

> there to be "too much" black in the breed standard (as opposed to 

> simply too much white)? A couple of my ewes are heavily black 

> (although still within the register-able tolerances), and honestly, I 

> think it would be awesome to end up with a 90+% black Jacob ram 

> offspring someday (personal preference).

>

> Is it because we're afraid of losing the multi-tonal spots?

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> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Linda <patchworkfibers at windstream.net 

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

>

>     It's because the Jacob is dominant black, rather than the

>     recessive black that you see in most other breeds. If a Jacob

>     produces a white lamb on another breed, the Jacob is only carrying

>     one dominant black gene instead of two.

>

>     Linda

>

>     Jaci Siehl wrote:

>>     Please someone let me know if I am correct on this or not.......

>>     I think that the reason we get black (or very dark) F1 offspring

>>     is because a Jacob is really a black sheep with white

>>     spots.........not just because black is generally a dominate color.

>>     Gary, am I correct in my thinking?

>>     /Jaci Siehl/

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