Modern Sheep: Breeds and ManagementAmerican sheep breeder Company, 1907 - 333페이지 |
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55 페이지 - ... out horizontally from the spine and extending far backward, and the last rib projecting more than the others; the back flat from the shoulders to the setting on of the tail; the loin broad and flat ; the rump long and broad, and the tail set on high and nearly on a level with the spine, the hips wide, the space between them and the last rib on either side as narrow as possible, and the ribs generally presenting a circular form like a barrel...
148 페이지 - It has been said that he who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before is a benefactor to his species.
53 페이지 - The under jaw, or chap, fine and thin ; the ears tolerably wide, and well covered with wool, and the forehead also, and the whole space between the ears well protected by it, as a defence against the fly.
204 페이지 - England,' are worthy of much consideration : ' The shepherd must not be led, by the appearance of uneasiness and pain, to interfere prematurely ; he must watch the ewe closely, and so long as she rises at his approach, he may be assured that, whatever uneasiness she may exhibit, all is well. Much uneasiness is generally apparent ; she will repeatedly lie down, and rise again with seeming distress. If this occurs when driving her to fold, he must be very cautious and gentle in urging her. These symptoms...
187 페이지 - Not one man in a thousand has accuracy of eye and judgment sufficient to become an eminent breeder. If gifted with these qualities, and he studies his subject for years, and devotes his lifetime to it with indomitable perseverance, he will succeed, and may make great improvements ; if he wants any of these qualities, he will assuredly fail.
189 페이지 - ... go wrong as fast or faster than you go right in the other case. If it is true that inbreeding intensifies weakness of constitution, lack of vigor or too great fineness of bone, as we all believe, is it not as reasonable and as certain that you can intensify strength of constitution, heavy bone or vigor, if you have those traits well developed in the blood of the animals you are inbreeding with? The latter is certainly my belief and my experience.
189 페이지 - Neither inbreeding nor the reverse will be a success unless matings are made with animals suited to each other, that is having no weakness in common if possible and as much good in common as possible. This, in my opinion, is the key to success in all breeding operations and success will come in no other way. In my opinion inbreeding as a rule is very good or very bad.
58 페이지 - Whilst the dryness of the air, the moderate elevation of the land, and consequent mildness of the climate are all eminently favorable to the rearing of a race of down or mountain sheep, the contact of the cultivated country affords the means of supplying artificial food in due quantity. It is this combination of favorable circumstances which has rendered these calcareous hills capable of supporting a greater number of sheep than perhaps any tract of similar fertility in the country, and has afforded...
53 페이지 - The head small and hornless; the face speckled or gray, and neither too long nor too short; the lips thin, and the space between the nose and the eyes narrow ; the under jaw, or chap...
55 페이지 - ... outward from the top to the breast, indicating a springing rib beneath, and leaving room for it ; the ribs coming out horizontally from the spine, and extending far backward, and the last rib projecting more than the others ; the back flat from the shoulders to the setting on of the tail ; the loin broad and flat ; the rump...