Re: [AlpacaTalk] BEW
I have heard that they have very fine and silky fleeces. I know of two, that I have seen in person, and this isn't necessarily so. The complete lack of pigment is said to make for the superior fleece.
Many people, myself included, don't see anything wrong with breeding a BEW, as long as you breed it to a solid with no white spots, and definitely not to a grey. BEWs produce greys pretty reliably.
There is no BEW gene. It is the combination of grey or merle and white or white spot.
So when you breed the BEW to a solid, it can only pass on either the white/spot gene OR the grey/merle gene to the offspring. So you often get a grey cria or a solid with white spot. Or sometimes a solid with no spot.
BEW can be seen as simple Mandelian inheritance.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Oregon
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
On Jun 28, 2009, at 8:38 AM, KJ Alpacas wrote:
Just something to think about but I personally believe that a BEW is created
most of the time by breeding 2 spot genes together. Doubt there is anything
genetically wrong with the animal besides the spot gene in these cases. Of
course I don't believe in breeding a BEW either, deaf or not.
What I would like to know is why these BEW's have superior fleeces?? Where
is that genetic link?
Karen Jarvis
KJ Alpacas
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