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                                                                    Samuel - Mjaldur, Noi, Heli

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                                                                    Samuel (LF B5H 343W)
                                                                    Black, Solid, Horned
                                                                    (carries spotting)

                                                                    Excellent meat, milk and fiber genetics.  Mjaldur passes on large back muscle, excellent rear end and reasonable fat while Noi passes on excellent fiber characteristics.  Heli has a daughters milk score of 111 and also throws quality fleece.

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                                                                    link for a photographic pedigree.


                                                                    Leifurson - 1/2 AI - Leifur, Abel, Blesi

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                                                                    Leifurson (LF 01H 278U) 
                                                                    White, Horned
                                                                    (carries spotting)

                                                                    An AI breeding on leadersheep Leifur, who when bred to well-boned ewes, throws well-boned offspring.  He also throws much needed parasite resistance.  He is a calm and even tempered ram to work with who has a lush and long fleece.



                                                                    Majyk - Kani, Molur

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                                                                    Majyk (LF B5SH 331U) 
                                                                    Black, Solid, Spotting, Horned

                                                                    Built like a TANK!  In addition to his superb meat conformation he has an incredibly long, crimpy fleece that has to be seen to be believed.  What makes this truly remarkable is that he manages to do this in the incredible heat and humidity that we have in NE Oklahoma!


                                                                    Prestor - Kunningi, Vinur

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                                                                    Prestor (LF B2H 291U)
                                                                    Black, Grey, Horned
                                                                    (carries Spotting)

                                                                    A Kunningison-son who has inherited his Sire's calm temperament.  Kunningi and Vinur are known for their meat quality, Vinur in particular scoring 2nd in all of Iceland with a carcass grading score of 147.  On the Dam side, I suspect that Haera, his dam, has the prolificacy gene, thoka, to account for her throwing not only twins with consistency, but triplets and quads!  She twinned as a one winter ewe and consistently bred when AI'd.  Prestor is a triplet.


                                                                    Cassanova - Kunningi, Vinur, Sponn, Leifur

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                                                                    White, may carry Spotting, Horned

                                                                    Cassanova is a 2011 ram lamb out of Annie by Prestor who will be used with our ewe lambs.



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