Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: How do you breed great blacks?
Hi Mandy,
I can't say for certain that there is no evidence that breeding blacks
to "good" whites will improve fleece earlier... I'm sure many people
will say it has done exactly that. But I maintain that you will also
get more non-blacks down the line.
I don't know how one would be able to "cement" or lock in a trait like
color, then breed to a different color, Because then you'd be right
back at the beginning with mixing color genes. In my mind, if you start
at the beginning breeding starter or moderately improved blacks to well
improved lights, then breeding those improved black offspring (and I'm
positive you'll get a certain percentage of non-blacks) to only
improved blacks, that would be the best way to go.
In addition to Patagonia's breeding program, I'm also thinking about
Snowmass' black and grey program. I don't know much at all about their
bloodlines and how they came to improve so greatly on their darks, but
it's worth looking into. Does anyone who knows more want to chime in?
Heather
On Aug 12, 2008, at 4:35 PM, mmttocher wrote:
> Hi there - this is all very helpful to me. The bit of reading I
> have done led me to put my "half decent" girls to the best gray stud
> around - so I made a good decision it seems!
>
> Reading the comments here, am I right in assuming there is no
> evidence to date that you get great blacks faster [i.e. in fewer
> generations] by bringing in whites early on to "jump start" the
> process?
>
> Has anyone tinkered with line breeding to "cement" in traits like
> black then straight away bringing in a good white? Hope that makes
> sense???
>
> The problem I have is a limited range of black studs locally so I
> figure I need to be very strategic about my choices now while I am
> in the early stages of "improvement"
> bringing in the lighter colours. I say this because my ultimate
> goal is to produce great blacks. Hope this doesn't sound too
> muddled.
>
> Thanks again - keep the comments coming!
> Mandy
>
>
>
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