Nancy Richardson
Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:36:27 -0700
I responded to the site and asked about the sheep called a barbado sheep and this is the response that I received back. Thought others might like to know what they call a barbado sheep. Hello, Thank you for the information, and I did check out your website for more information about Painted Desert sheep. I also checked the Painted Desert Sheep Society pages, and it seems that the Painted Desert is not necessarily a "breed", rather a color designation for sheep of varying ancestry. Regarding my photo on the Sheep101 website, I submitted the photo as an example of a "Barbado" sheep (not to be confused with a Barbados Blackbelly sheep, which he definitely is not). I have never heard of an American Blackbelly until now, but apparently the owner of the Sheep101 website has. >From my knowledge of the ancestry of this ram, there is no Mouflon or Corsican breeding in him (the background of most Painted Desert Sheep). This ram has many generations of generic Barbados sheep behind him, and his coloration is actually a more pronounced version of the roan pattern often seen in Pelibuey sheep. I would agree with you that Barbados Blackbelly sheep do not have any white on them, but since this ram is not a Barbados Blackbelly, that is not pertinent in this case. It states on the PDSS website that "spotting has occurred in Barbados sheep", and that is exactly the case with this ram. While I imagine that this ram could probably be registered as a Painted Desert sheep, I feel this would be a misrepresentation of his genetic makeup and unethical, as well. Thank you again for your information, nancy Nancy Cox Starkey Trial & Error Acres Mt. Airy, Maryland [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info mailing list Visit the list's homepage at Blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info