Evaluations, page 3...Lambs

Here again is the "standard" for 5 month old ramlambs I calculated from the measurements of all of Iceland's horned AI sires over the last 4 years:      Pungi        Brjm        Spjald             Fotl                  Omv/       fita/       lag    (weight)     (chest)  (back broad)   (canon bone)    (eyemuscle/backfat/shape)                                                                                     depth   44.9Kg       82.5cm       19.8cm         110mm             27.6mm /  3mm /   3.7 (98.9 lbs.)

NMI-539R "Dreitilldottir"  a 1/2 AI ewelamb out of "Tansy," our heaviest milking ewe.  My favorite lamb, her stats are OUTSTANDING!      The "Standard;"    44.9Kg    82.5cm     19.8cm    110mm         27.6mm / 3mm / 3.7      "Dreitilldottirs"      43.9       89 1/4cm   17.5cm    108mm        26mm  /  2.5mm/ 3           Ewelambs are generally smaller than the ramlambs.  To have a ewelamb so closely mirror the average AI sires' stats as a lamb is a testimony to her sire's ability to pass on a fast growth rate to his offspring, as well as the milking ability of her dam.  You want to choose rams that pass on their good characteristics.  Dreitill is one fantastic sire!!  The only issue I have with this ewelamb is her eyemuscle shape.

NMI-545R  "Visirsson."  7/8ths AI.  Dam: Luthien, our moorit grey mouflon ewe.  Sire: Visir, one of a group of four of Iceland's best-ever AI sires with regard to throwing offspring with heavy muscling .  I am SO pleased with the stats of this ramlamb!  At least I was...he died of bloat 10/4/05.  I used it as an opportunity to confirm the accuracy of the outstanding ultrasound measurements of his backfat and eyemuscling...they were dead-on accurate.  The "standard:"    44.9Kg   82.5cm   19.8cm    110mm      27.6mm / 3mm / 3.7 "Visirsson:"     40Kg      81.9cm   18.4cm    111mm      33mm / 2.5mm/ 5

NMI-541R  3/4 AI.  Dam:  "Narya," our Morro daughter.  Sire: AI sire Kunningi.  The "standard."     44.9Kg   82.5cm   19.8cm    110mm      27.6mm / 3mm / 3.7 Our Kunningi ramlamb:     43.9Kg   89cm      20.9cm    111mm        23mm / 2mm / 4     Obviously our ramlamb has a really great chest, and a broader back than average for AI sires as lambs..  The eyemuscling is lacking just a bit in thickness.

NMI-540R  3/4 AI.  Brother to 541R above.  Contrast his stats with that if his brother.  He is lighter in weight, but what back muscle shape and thickness!    The "standard."     44.9Kg   82.5cm  19.8cm   110mm      27.6mm / 3mm / 3.7     Our ramlamb:     39.8Kg   82.5cm  18.1cm   110mm      27mm  /  2.5mm / 5 Pretty darn good!  A little light in weight, not as broad a back, but less fat and better loin eyemuscle shape than is usual for an AI Sire offspring.  Can't wait to see him as an adult!

NMI-544R  Tinytyke.  62% AI.  Son of "Tolkis" and "Elen."      I needed room and was short on hay and feed, plus his horns were turning in, so I slaughtered him, and thereby was able to confirm the accuracy of the ultrasound measurements that were taken a couple weeks earlier.  Both his parents were out of AI lines with outstanding back muscling, and they obviously passed it on! Despite his small size, his backmuscling & conformation were great!    44.9Kg   82.5cm   19.8cm   110mm       27.6mm / 3mm / 3.7     33.75Kg  78.7cm   17cm     111mm       30mm   /  2mm / 4

NMI-548R  1/4 AI.  Son of "Tolkis" and "Eowyn." This is an essentially unimproved ramlamb.  Tall conformation, narrow chest & shoulders, narrow back,undermuscled legs.  This is the type of body you want to avoid. Note tho, that he was only 4 mo. old      44.9Kg    82.5cm    19.8cm    110mm        27.6mm / 3mm / 3.7      35Kg       77.8cm    14.5cm    118mm        27mm  / 2  1/2mm / 3

Feel free to print off these pages, take them to Reinbeck and use your new knowledge to compare them  with the results Mundi gets on the sheep your fellow Icelandic breeders have brought!

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