Historical information

This item is part of a group of five green display boards with photographs of sheep. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9.

Physical description

Five black and white photographs and printed paper mounted on green display board. Photographs depict sheep and men. The display board has pin holes in each corner.

Inscriptions & markings

Front: [handwritten] Piebald Sheep and First Crosses. / [printed] The piebald breed of sheep (sometimes called Spanish, Zulu, Jacob's / sheep etc.) is represented by many flocks in this country. The piebald / pattern is distinctive. Crosses with all other breeds give nothing but / self-blacks. A back cross to piebald have half blacks and half piebalds. / This shows that Piebald sheep posses a dominant black and a recessive pat- / tern factor. / Fig. 1 shows a typical Piebald ewe, Figs. 2 and 3 the extremes of / dark and light patterns. Figs. 4 and 5 show black first cross rams.

Back: [handwritten] Piebald Sheep / [?] Crosses / 2 / [printed] PHOTOGRAPH COPYRIGHT / BY / THE ANIMAL BREEDING RESEARCH DEPT., / THE UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH. / PLEASE RETURN TO :