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ABERFIELD X NZ ROMNEY SHEEP
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<blockquote data-quote="neilo" data-source="post: 8136868" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>I bought 60 ewe lambs in last Autumn, that are Aberfield x NZ Romney. They are very smart sheep, sharpening up the heads on the Romney no end (oh, so important <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite15" alt=":censored:" title="Censored :censored:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":censored:" />, but nice to look at). They have been exceptional mothers and very milky, lambing as hoggs, showing up the shedders here even more!</p><p></p><p>However, most of them still have plenty of wool. They came too late to shear in the Autumn, and I had to clip in front of the udders on about half of them so the teats could be found. That's not something I've ever had to do with my Highlanders. Some of them are sharp headed and bare bellied, others have taken more after the Romney in appearance.</p><p>I would have thought the Aberfield wouldn't improve prolificacy at all (likely reduce it) and the cross will be a bit variable in type.</p><p></p><p>The Highlander is effectively a Romney X NZ Texel, with a splash of Finn in it. I'd be more tempted to use a NZ Texel on Romneys myself, perhaps one with the GDF9 gene to improve prolificacy (assuming [USER=731]@easyram1[/USER] is still testing for that), or a Highlander/Easydam.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilo, post: 8136868, member: 348"] I bought 60 ewe lambs in last Autumn, that are Aberfield x NZ Romney. They are very smart sheep, sharpening up the heads on the Romney no end (oh, so important :censored:, but nice to look at). They have been exceptional mothers and very milky, lambing as hoggs, showing up the shedders here even more! However, most of them still have plenty of wool. They came too late to shear in the Autumn, and I had to clip in front of the udders on about half of them so the teats could be found. That's not something I've ever had to do with my Highlanders. Some of them are sharp headed and bare bellied, others have taken more after the Romney in appearance. I would have thought the Aberfield wouldn't improve prolificacy at all (likely reduce it) and the cross will be a bit variable in type. The Highlander is effectively a Romney X NZ Texel, with a splash of Finn in it. I'd be more tempted to use a NZ Texel on Romneys myself, perhaps one with the GDF9 gene to improve prolificacy (assuming [USER=731]@easyram1[/USER] is still testing for that), or a Highlander/Easydam. [/QUOTE]
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