Guns N Roses' Biopsy Results
"The most impressive gray biopsy results to date"
Ian Watt
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Rosey is
holding his micron!! See 2007 and 2008 histogram. His follicle density as tested
by Jim Watt is indeed impressive. Ian Watt states that it is the best in grey
seen to date (6/5/07). His follicle density is 55.9 with an S/P of 10.2 which
puts him at the top 5% of ALL COLORED alpacas and the very top of greys, but the
analysis goes far beyond those numbers. The difference in his mean micron (in
skin) of his primaries (27.0) and secondaries (19.6) is a remarkable 7.4.
Combined with a SD of 3.2 and CV of 16.6 in his secondary fibers (4.1 and 15.2
in primaries), this results in his incredibly soft hand. The color analysis is
equally impressive with his primaries being 56% dark/44% white and secondaries
being 26% dark, 74% white. The uniformity of color is most impressive when seen
after shearing. There are no spots or blemishes in
this blanket. We are hoping to breed for "solid" rose grey. You will
not find more uniform stippling of rose grey composite color. This is indeed an
"elite" fleece.
Isn't that what a breeding program is supposed to be about?
It certainly is where we want to take ours!