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<blockquote data-quote="neilo" data-source="post: 9069267" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>Most definitely. The breed had a problem with litter sizes historically, which was a common complaint amongst more commercial flocks.</p><p></p><p>As a result, a lot of ‘pedigree’ breeders have actively selected against prolificacy, avoiding keeping anything born a triplet, etc. </p><p>Having seen the effect rams from those flocks have had on prolificacy in commercial flocks, particularly where they have been on higher/harder ground than those pedigree breeders, I would suggest that they have gone too far the other way. </p><p>I know of one, only ever buying top index Lleyn rams in, that went from 180% scanning to 130% over 10-12 years, with nothing else changing radically. He’s one of the ones mentioned earlier, that now runs Romneys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilo, post: 9069267, member: 348"] Most definitely. The breed had a problem with litter sizes historically, which was a common complaint amongst more commercial flocks. As a result, a lot of ‘pedigree’ breeders have actively selected against prolificacy, avoiding keeping anything born a triplet, etc. Having seen the effect rams from those flocks have had on prolificacy in commercial flocks, particularly where they have been on higher/harder ground than those pedigree breeders, I would suggest that they have gone too far the other way. I know of one, only ever buying top index Lleyn rams in, that went from 180% scanning to 130% over 10-12 years, with nothing else changing radically. He’s one of the ones mentioned earlier, that now runs Romneys. [/QUOTE]
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