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Mules are still supreme
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<blockquote data-quote="neilo" data-source="post: 7139960" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>The Cambridge breed came about by taking a group of historically prolific individuals from several different breeds (Clun, Llanwenog, etc), then running them as a flock and selecting from the offspring born as multiples, and culling anything that was a single (& likely a twin in the early days). </p><p>The result was a breed that would routinely scan at 300%+ as purebreds (we had 50 once <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite59" alt=":facepalm:" title="Facepalm :facepalm:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":facepalm:" />), whilst eating a sniff of dead grass over tupping.</p><p></p><p>An extreme example I know, but shows what is possible through ruthless selection on measured traits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilo, post: 7139960, member: 348"] The Cambridge breed came about by taking a group of historically prolific individuals from several different breeds (Clun, Llanwenog, etc), then running them as a flock and selecting from the offspring born as multiples, and culling anything that was a single (& likely a twin in the early days). The result was a breed that would routinely scan at 300%+ as purebreds (we had 50 once :facepalm:), whilst eating a sniff of dead grass over tupping. An extreme example I know, but shows what is possible through ruthless selection on measured traits. [/QUOTE]
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