Welcome to the home of Spered Breizh Ouessants. The breed originates from the island of Ouessant, part of a tiny archipelago just off the north coast of Finistere, Brittany. The island of terror as it was known to some, was swept by the full force of the atlantic’s weather, the hardy sheep adapted to survive on poor grazing from salty clifftop meadows. It was the women of the island that raised the sheep, renowned for their black wool to weave into cloth known locally as berlinge and their meat with its sweet and delicate taste.

Bienvenue chez Spered Breizh Ouessants. La race est originaire de l’île d’’Ouessant qui fait parti d’un petit archipel au large du Finistère, Bretagne. L’île de l'épouvante comme c'était connu par certains était balayé par les intempéries de l’atlantique, ces moutons rustiques s'adaptaient à survivre sur les pâturages pauvres des falaises salées. C’était les femmes de l’île qui élevaient les moutons réputés pour leur laine noire à tisser « la berlinge » une étoffe régionale et leur viande avec un goût doux et délicat.

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jeudi 8 novembre 2012

Conservation Breeding

An enduring image. 
The topic of conservation breeding has relevance to every breeder, if for no other reason than to consider the longevity of the genepool of their chosen breed whether it be dog or sheep or other. I intend to explore its various facets and implications in the Ouessant  but first this summary LINK  which looks at conservation breeding in British Soay raised in the US. Whilst simple in its explanation  it sums up some of the main steps that need to be considered. The article raises as many questions as it does provide answers but this is  just the motivation needed to look for more detailed sources of information.

Perhaps a good place to start would be to consider the current  bloodlines available from heritage and founder flocks, their inter relatedness and  also the  variation they each  contain. In some ways the maintenance of the widest number of alleles and genetic variation goes against the goal of breed standardisation,  how can the two be brought together comfortably for the individual breeder?
Publié par Kanisha à 08:30
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Pays/territoire : Bretagne, France

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