Drifandi 11-895

Drifandi 11-895

from

Hestur experimental farm, Borgarfjordur, West Iceland

Pedigree:

Drifandi 11-895	Atall 09-618	At 06-806
		06-229
	08-816	Grani 03-957
		04-487
fmf. Kveikur 05-965.

Breeding indexes (BLUP)

Score 2011: 86,5 points
Ultrasound 2011: Eye muscle thickness 30 mm, back fat thickness 1,9 mm, muscle shape 4,0. (S)

Description:

Black and horned with very good looking head. Muscular shoulders, wide chest and very good rib shape. Very well muscled back. Broad and well muscled rump. Excellent leg muscling. Very good looking and muscular ram.

Wool quantity well above average and thick fleece. Little bit of grey hairs in the fleece. Curly, medium fine and even thog.

Drifandi was bought for AI in 2012 after progeny testing at Hestur experimental farm resulting in very good eye muscle depth and shape as well as good dressing weight. His progenies have very good meat qualities, especially leanness as the sheep from Hestur is known for.
His daughters abilities are yet to be discovered but his indexes are promising concerning prolificacy and milking abilities.

Meat quality

Carcass grading
Fat grading
Meat qualities
Index
Daugthers
Prolificacy	103
Milking abilities	101

Scrapie resistance genotype: Neutral
Colour inheritance: Drifandi is homozygous black. Carries neither moorit or spotted.