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Broken mouthed ewes on twitter
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<blockquote data-quote="Woolless" data-source="post: 7076776" data-attributes="member: 3403"><p>The BFL breeders that do record will take birthweights and possibly lambing ease assessments, eight week weights to establish early growth and maternal ability, 20 week weights for later growth, possibly backscanned to establish muscle depth and tupping weights as gimmers as a measure of mature size. If I were them I would also be making my own assessment of longevity, particularly with regard to teeth.</p><p></p><p>And of course, there's nothing to stop them doing the above and still selecting for breed character, ability to throw bonny heads when put to a blackie etc. As time went on more and more of their sheep would tick both boxes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Woolless, post: 7076776, member: 3403"] The BFL breeders that do record will take birthweights and possibly lambing ease assessments, eight week weights to establish early growth and maternal ability, 20 week weights for later growth, possibly backscanned to establish muscle depth and tupping weights as gimmers as a measure of mature size. If I were them I would also be making my own assessment of longevity, particularly with regard to teeth. And of course, there's nothing to stop them doing the above and still selecting for breed character, ability to throw bonny heads when put to a blackie etc. As time went on more and more of their sheep would tick both boxes. [/QUOTE]
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