Tongue River Farm 

Iceland AI Ram 
"Stubbur" 

Ram Sire:  "Stubbur"      hr_stubbur95815.jpg (15652 bytes)


Weight and measures 1996: 80 - 109 - 24,5 - 112 Please note

Points 1996: 8 - 8 - 9 - 8,5 - 8,5 - 18 - 8 - 9 - 8,5 = 85,0 points

Ultrasound 1996: Eye muscle thickness 37 mm, back fat thickness 3 mm. (H)

Description: Stubbur is extremely shortthighged, with short and broad neck, good conformation, muscular back and loins. thighs are muscular and thick, feet strong and outstandingly well placed.

Wool EE: "Tan on head and feet, a bit tan in fleece but not significantly. Black spot on neck and another one on loins. Quantity hardly average and thog medium fine but a little coarse on back."

Results: Stubbur has been noticed for outstanding meat classification of his progenies (155% in 1. class) in 1996 to 1998. Stubbur was progeny tested by SOUTHRAM in 1999:

 

No.

thighs
points

Conf.
points

Eye muscle
thickn.

Muscle
shape

Grad.
meat

Grad.
fat

Back
fat, mm

Dressing
weight,kg

Stubbur 95-815

21

3,96

4,04

26,50

3,47

7,94

5,52

2,40

14,68

Average

83

3,59

3,76

26,00

3,41

7,08

5,47

2,32

15,48

EUROP meat classification: 19% U, 62% R, 19% O. Fat classification: 90% 2, 5% 3, 5% 3+.

Stubbur´s progenies are exceptionally muscular and lean but seem to lack maturity. thighs and loins are muscled but back muscling sometimes not good enough. It can be pointed out that Stubbur´s father, Mjöður 93-813, has got one of Iceland´s top breeding index for meat classification.

 

Sheep breeding records (local figures in parentheses)

LAMBS

DAUGTHERS

Number

Score

Prod. years

Prolificacy

Score

(129

103

18

+1

102)

Stubbur is unusually forming breeding ram and great expectations are bound to him.

 




This information provided by the Icelandic SOUTHRAM AI Station
See the following instructions on a detailed Explanation of Measurement and Scoring by Stefania Dignum.

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