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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dimanche 3 février 2013

Colour Genetics Primer - Updated


 I thought it was about time to update the Colour Genetics Primer page ( see top of the blog) and have started with some additions today. Originally I wrote the page as a primer for understanding  colour genetics and inheritance with regards to sheep. My intention is to gradually tailor this page to the expression of colour genetics specifically as it is attributable to the Ouessant sheep. Slowly and overtime it has been possible to unravel the complexities of colour expression in the breed which whilst conforming to basic colour genetics as they are understood in sheep ultimately the Ouessant sheep has its own expression,  its own identity if you will. I am very much looking forward to adding to this page.


Publié par Kanisha à 14:07
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Pays/territoire : Bretagne, France

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