Tropic of lamb

Survival of introduced animals. Pure breeds from temperate areas have often suffered considerable stress when introduced to the tropics. The Australian Romney Marsh was taken to New Guinea some years ago, but quickly died out from parasite infestations. Many introductions of woolled sheep from temperate areas have been made in India. Most purebreds have suffered heat stress and contracted respiratory diseases; reproduction rates have been very low. A high incidence of pigmented lambs has sometimes occurred with crosses between Merinos and carpet-wool breeds, even from white parents.

The countries involved are not strictly tropical and include Turkey, Egypt and India. No satisfactory genetic explanation has been advanced, but improvement programmes have been hindered as white wool is preferred. The Merino and its crosses appear to carry genes which inhibit expression of medullation. This phenomenon is an advantage when using Merino types to upgrade carpet-wool into apparel-wool breeds. Interference with wool growth. Genetic information was used very neatly by Burns in attempts to produce woolled sheep in Nigeria by crossing South African Merinos with northern Nigerian hair sheep Uda and Yankasa breeds.

The first-cross fleeces contained a high incidence of kemp, mixed with very fine wool, which was shed at intervals, leading to cotting. Fibre studies of the birth coat and fleece led to the conclusion that a breed with "central checked" fibre-type arrays might be more effective than the Merino in suppressing the kemp, derived from the hairy parent. Crossing apparel-wool breeds with those of very different skin structure may thus be fraught with difficulties.

It has certainly been accomplished many times in the past, but it has been a slow process. Many of the current Russian Merino breeds were upgraded from coarse-or carpet-wool types, in a programme begun in the s. The technique of heterosis offers greater promise for meat production, in terms of more lambs born and higher survival rates, than it does for wool production.

With the increased importance of meat production in tropical areas, several projects are in train. One was begun by the Ford Foundation in the Near East in the late s, with the aim of crossing the highly prolific Chios with the Awassi to form a new breed. This project includes a comparison of contemporary F 1 and F 2 generations, from which a decision can be made about the value of continually forming the first cross. Two other large-scale projects aimed at increasing meat production are now starting in the Libyan Arab Republic and Saudi Arabia, each involving tens of thousands of sheep.

Details are not yet available; it would be interesting to know whether experiments to assess the value of exploiting heterosis are planned. No work has been reported on estimating heterosis in crosses of some of the tropical hair breeds. For tropical meat production, crosses among the hair breeds seem well worth exploring; an analogy is the valuable level of heterosis exploited in beef-cattle production.

Even a cross between the Merino and the Corriedale, itself half Merino, gave 13 percent heterosis in weight of lamb weaned per ewe mated, largely because of the increased survival rate of lambs Iwan et al. The low productivity of Merinos in northern Australia has led to a suggestion that tropical breeds might be tested there, when quarantine facilities permit their import. The possibility of developing Merinos adapted to heat stress has also been investigated. These sheep are noted for their coarse wool and occur in the drier areas of northwest India. Vermont Merinos became popular in Australia in the late nineteenth century.

This breed was characterized by an extensive skin development, the idea being that increased skin area would mean increased wool production. Australian research has shown that sheep with heavily wrinkled skin have a lower reproduction rate than plain-bodied animals, and that rams in particular are affected if mated in the hot season. Hot-room trials have indicated that they are less able to control their scrotal temperature than plain-bodied rams, with the result that semen quality is affected.

Increasing attention is being paid in Australia to the question of protecting the growing fleece from damage.

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This problem is also of considerable importance for woolled sheep in the tropics. Hayman showed that various forms of fleece damage bacterial stains not removed by scouring, cotting of fibres and even breakage may occur when the fleece is soaked and the skin remains wet for some time. He demonstrated genetic differences in resistance between groups of sheep, the resistant animals having more wax in the fleece. Dunlop and Hayman also found differences among Australian Merino strains in their resistance to fleece rot, the strain with the lowest fibre population density and the most open fleece being the most susceptible when exposed to rain.

Yellowing of the growing fleece is a long-standing problem in India, where in some areas sheep are shorn twice a year to obtain one white and one yellow clip. Some breeds are more prone to yellowing than others. However, although whiteness is desirable in carpet yarns on the world market, pigmented or yellow-stained wool can readily be used for weaving patterned carpets. As the tufted type of manufacture increases, self-coloured carpets will be more common, and white wool will be more in demand than ever. Research on the problem of weatherstaining is therefore of considerable importance.

Malpura ram from India, typical of the carpet-wool sheep occurring in the dry tropics. It applies not only to tropical breeds but to those in temperate areas as well. Australia, for example, knows far too little about the comparative performance under the same conditions of sheep and cattle from its various breeds, strains and studs.

The FAO report also outlines experimental techniques for comparing the performance of indigenous breeds and their crosses with exotic breeds under the same conditions, as well as estimating the extent of heterosis. One can only hope they will be used, and indigenous breeds properly evaluated, before there is any further swamping by exotic breeds developed under different conditions.

Introductions may be of value, but they must be tested against existing material and not automatically assumed to be superior because of their performance elsewhere. One further point must be made. Selection may be slow, but so is the introduction of an exotic breed for upgrading or crossing.

Some of the problems have been mentioned. Even without these, complete breed replacement or new breed development will seldom take less than 15 to 20 years, if a relatively small nucleus of exotic animals has to be used over a large existing population.

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And this same event happens every day a day is a small year …. Night is winter and day is summer….. Notice again in what zodiac sign the sun passes over the equator? Remember what the Israelites were required to perform for the angel to pass over them? This is also the meaning of David the sun defeating the Philistines…. Behold the lamb of god the sun in Aries …. Giving more light and heat every day as it passes through the sign of Aries.

The sun is getting stronger,days are gradually getting warmer. This is why Christians climb mountains to see the sun at Easter time…to welcome back the saviour! Its connected with with sex on one level.. At each spring equinox the sun represents the bridegroom coming to marry his bride. However…first they had to wait until the bride was fully adorned and ready for her husband! And so we have the pure virginal bride all dressed in white the full moon!

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Going back to that that sine wave pictured on the map above……… is it just coincidence that a whole different set of beliefs has the same sine wave with light and darkness at either side? The spring equinox is the return of light,the return of growth,of plenty…….. All the occult hidden orders know about these teachings….

And as said before…. This is why husbands have to wait for their bride at the altar…and she arrives all dressed in white.

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To convince yourself that its all about Aries and the spring equinox in allegory, go google and check the former hidden teachings for yourself! I would implore everyone to research for themselves as only you can convince yourself…. Skip to content This blog will hopefully explain the importance of the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere….

Above…the Royal Arch Masonry zodiac…. The arch starts around March 21st in the zodiac sign of Aries! The darkness is vanquished…. Look at this old map below,and all will come to light!

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June 21st…The Summer Solstice The other is the lowest point the sun will get to in its circuit of the year…. The line straight through the middle ……is the Equator. These are the two extremes. Again why is the spring equinox the most important time of the year? The sun has passed over the equator…the sun is back to bring life to the earth again! They are welcoming back the sun which brings life and fertility to the barren earth. This is how you calculate that time.

The 14th is the 14th day of the moons phase http: Why the full moon?

So they had to have him married! We still celebrate it with fertility symbols today at Easter. Also we eat hot cross buns! The cross represents the two solstices and two equinoxes.

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