That's very interesting, since sheep and goats have different numbers of chromosomes...it's quite the genetic anomaly.
I raise goats and sheep together and have never had a geep, although certainly not for lack of trying by my rams. In this story the sheep was mom and goat was dad though, I don't *think* my goat bucks have ever nailed one of my ewes. Maybe that's the effective combination...?
Yes it's quite interesting. Although the same (different # of chromosomes) is true of horses and donkeys (offspring mules and hinnies, depending on sex of respective parents.) You even once in a blue moon will hear of a fertile molly mule, although I guess a fertile mule stallion has never been recorded. So who knows.
Okay. This is just scary.
ReplyDeleteThat's very interesting, since sheep and goats have different numbers of chromosomes...it's quite the genetic anomaly.
ReplyDeleteI raise goats and sheep together and have never had a geep, although certainly not for lack of trying by my rams. In this story the sheep was mom and goat was dad though, I don't *think* my goat bucks have ever nailed one of my ewes. Maybe that's the effective combination...?
Yes it's quite interesting. Although the same (different # of chromosomes) is true of horses and donkeys (offspring mules and hinnies, depending on sex of respective parents.) You even once in a blue moon will hear of a fertile molly mule, although I guess a fertile mule stallion has never been recorded. So who knows.
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