a possible genetic interpretation of the colour variants in the fleece of the gotland and goth sheep可能颜色变异的基因解释哥特兰岛和哥特羊的羊毛.pdfVIP

A possible genetic interpretation of the colour variants in the fleece of the Gotland and Goth sheep S. ADALSTEINSSON, J. J. LAUVERGNE J. G. BOYAZOGLU M. L. RYDER Agricultural Research Institute, Keddnaholt v/Vesturlandsveg, Reykjavik, Islande *)(Departement de Génétique animale, Centre national de Recherches zootechniques, I.N.R.A.,., 7835o Jouy-en-Josas, France, **)(Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa A.R.C. Animal Research ***)( Breeding Organisation, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EHg 3JQ,Great Britain Summary The paper describes colours of 79 adults and 481lambs in 6 flocks of the ancient Swedish short-tailed, horned Goth breed of sheep. Of the adults, 36 were grey and 43 of a near-white colour, while 58 of the lambs were grey and 99 light-coloured. The light coloured lambs with limited amount of white markings showed two colour patterns, one a lightgrey with white belly, termed a grey mouflon », and the other a mixture of light steel grey and tan, termed a agouti ». White markings were common in all flocks, and extensive white markings interfered with the classification of the main colours in some of the flocks. On the basis of the observations, on the Goth sheep which contained some pedigree inform- ation, and on available observations from crosses of improved grey Gotland sheep and Shetland sheep in Scotland, together with a review of the literature, the suggestion is put forward that the grey colour in