and the muscling is in-
adequate. Correctible by breeding to a ram
with a wide, fully
muscled chest.
a ewe from that same farm in Iceland.
undermuscled thighs and rump.
though her shoulders are slightly narrow also.
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| An unacceptible chest. Leg stance is wide, but structure of the breast bone is far too narrow, and the muscling is in- adequate. Correctible by breeding to a ram with a wide, fully muscled chest. |
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| A great chest. Wide, fully muscled. At 101cm, her chest is equal to some of the rams in the AI stations in Iceland. This is our own "Tansy" NMI-02L. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Narrow chest, stance, and shoulders of a ewe on a well-known farm in Iceland. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| An acceptable and well-muscled chest of a ewe from that same farm in Iceland. |
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| In the picture below is a genetically inferior ewe, not starved, not parasite laden. Narrow shoulders & hips, poor eye muscle shape, with pathetically undermuscled thighs and rump. |
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| A very good ewe on our farm. Carefully fed to be in top condition for lambing. Excellent back and leg muscling. Altho broad and well muscled, her chest could be a little deeper. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A reasonably well-muscled better than average ewe. The minimum for flock improvement, in my opinion, though her shoulders are slightly narrow also. |
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| Roughly equivalent to the average quality North American ewe. Needs more bredth in shoulders and hips, and is generally undermuscled. |
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| The superb ewes of Stora Armott, Iceland. These ewes are not fat, but are well muscled. Note the deep chest, the full muscling filling the area under their tail, the perfect backs, and the broad, heavily muscled rumps! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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