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From: Lyne Peterson

To: Minioberhasli@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 10:20 AM

Subject: Re: [Minioberhasli] Novice question regarding breeding minis

 

Yes, it would be allowed.  In fact I have a buck that is 3/4 Nigerian and "registered" as F1.  He is a handsome fellow and I keep deciding I need to use him on certain does.  I just bought two polled Oberhasli to breed to him (rather than a straight Nigerian).  I am not in a hurry to get to F6 status.  I want to get the quality I want first, before I breed exclusively to minis.  The potential gene pool is huge, so I am reluctant to minimize my options by breeding exclusively towards mini only for six generations.  Anyway, it is OK to have minis that are not exactly 50%.  I guess you can figure after 6 generations of normal mini to mini breeding, you will be close enough to 50%.    I haven't had a size problem yet.  My F1s are within the standard.  I did obtain an F1 doe that was Oberhasli sized but she was a rescue and I couldn't get any information on her parents.  I really don't know why she was so big.  She did have big white splashes on her side, so I figure she really wasn't a purebred and probably was half Nigerian, but maybe not. --- On Sat, 8/15/09, Sharon Warren <desertnanny@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Sharon Warren <desertnanny@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Minioberhasli] Novice question regarding breeding minis To: Minioberhasli@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009, 9:20 PM Lyne,   Thanks so much for your input! I would hope that if one had the Ober breed character already, that breeding back to a purebred Nigerian buck would only be for a size adjustment . . .?   What you told me about the generational is what I thought, i.e., you might move backward to achieve your desired height goal, with considerations to the doe's abilities.   I am still concerned about the registry rules. Would this be allowed for registering the offspring?   Thank you so much for your reply, Lyne, and best of luck with your breeding goals!   Sharon Warren DesertNanny Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats and DesertNanny Miniature Oberhasli www.desertnanny.net   _,_._,___