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Here are key components of our breeding program:
We consider them the most important aspect of our farm, the girls in the flock in this instance. We are selecting healthy ewes that fit our interpretation of the Tunis Standard. We started with Tunis ewes from a local breeder and will be adding new stock and making replacements as we build the flock of our dreams.
Weighing in heavily in importance, the rams are of course responsible for 50% of the traits of each lamb from every ewe. And since there will always be a minimum of rams, care must be taken to choose only the very best. The ram we used for the 2010 lambs was Ralph, he was young and unproven when we brought him from New York. We are thrilled with the lambs we had last year and are keeping several ewe lambs. So we sold Ralph and will be looking for a new ram of different bloodlines for fall 2010 breeding.
Depending on what a breeder is focusing on, sheep are bred for several purposes. To eat... for wool... for milk... as vegetation control... as herding animals... for petting zoos... for breeding stock to preserve the breed... Tunis are a multi-purpose breed and we will strive to produce for multi-markets.
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