I have had shetland sheep for about six years. The guard hair always grows back and usually before the wool. Some animals have a more primitive fleece than others. They have more guard hair and shorter staple wool. These also tend to loose their wool during the warming months of the year.
I'm not sure where the desire to breed away from the dual coat started but you might check with the UK breeders on that topic. Hope this helps. Pat McCann Yelm, WA, USA To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
