The second in a series of posts about white spotting. The first addressed a series of questions about the frequency of white spotting in Soay sheep, whether skewbald is “normal” in Soay, and whether breeders should try to get more or less white spotting in their flocks. Apology and Caution: following contains excessive amounts of […]
Over the last few months, we have received a number of questions about white spotting, one of the most visible traits in British Soay sheep. I have to admit I never gave much thought to spotting until now; it was just there in our flock. But worried Soay sheep colleagues sooner or later worry me, […]
If you’ve ever visited this site before, you can tell that things are in an uproar. After rooting out the last traces of the hack attack, we have moved the blog to a new server account. Obviously, we are trying out a new and we hope more usable look and feel for the site. This […]