[AlpacaTalk] Re: silver spot vs white spot
Hi, I am new here, alot of really big studs have spots!!! Good luck
coming up for a answer but if you bred him to your own girls that is the
best way to see what his genes will do. Remember conformation too!!
Mary Jane Fox
Up-Close-and-
Kirtland, OH
216-272-8887
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>
> I think the spot will be of little consequence, depending on his
> other qualities. How old is he? It's possible this color change could
> be a result of injury or injection site scarring.
>
> I'm going to make a statement, and I'm sure there will be plenty of
> outright negations of this statement: If he's placed well in shows,
> that white spot means next to nothing.
>
> Ok, show placings do not a good breeder make. BUT, those show
> placings are against other breeders' best. The judges are highly
> trained and look for superior characteristics and rewards those
> characteristics, if present. So, while people can say all day long
> and into the night that they don't base their breeding program on
> ribbons, well...
>
> Micron. Does he have good, low micron for his age, and does it have
> low SD and low % over 30µ? Those are equally important.
>
> Finally, crimp is all the rage right now. Does he have good crimp? I
> personally don't believe that crimp is really an indicator of low
> micron, uniformity, and density, but that's another discussion. Crimp
> is what's being rewarded in the shows right now, and what people are
> breeding for, generally.
>
> And, the spot issue and the fear surrounding them was manufactured by
> a few breeders including a senior judge trainer with a herdsire row
> of his own to promote, and a "consultant" self proclaimed fiber
> expert. No one worried about spots until those few made huge
> marketing campaigns against spots. Then many people wised up and
> stopped worrying about them.
>
> That's my take on spots. :)
>
> Heather
>
>
> On Jan 7, 2009, at 2:08 PM, carlssc wrote:
>
> > I have a TB boy that has one silver spot at the base of his neck at
> > his shoulders. it is definitely silver and not white. color checked
it
> > with black and white paper as well as a fleece color chart. his sire
> > is light fawn. his mother is DB with no white. his full brother is
> > medium fawn with a black spot in the same exact place. per ARI color
> > patterns he is registered as "solid true black". but obviously to be
> > honest i can't say he doesn't have another color on his body. what
if
> > any impact does this have on him as a breeding male?
> >
> > Shari Carlson
> > Shai-J Criations, LLC
> > 153 Meetinghouse Lane
> > Ledyard, CT 06339
> > www.alpacastreet.
> >
>
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