At the 2000 Shetland
Flock Book Show and Sale, Island Skeld was the highest
selling ram out of approximately 300 rams sold. This
is a truly exceptional Shetland ram in every way.
His fleece is very, very fine, soft, crimpy, and
consistant from front to back, top to bottom. His
carcass conformation and Shetland breed characteristics
are flawless. Skeld has been bred extensively to
ewes from several flocks, and has been proven to
pass his exceptional quality on his progeny. An added
bonus to breeding with Skeld is that he is an ARR/ARR
genotype, the highest resistance to to Scrapie. Bred
by Brian Ridland of Shetland, one of the top ram
breeders in the islands, and now co-owned by Rena
Douglas, of Craigrothie, Scotland, and Jim Chastain,
Hillaboro, Oregon.
Island Skeld carries Scrapie Resistant genetics
(SR). |