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Maltese Shoats
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Can anybody give me info on sheep x goats during 1940-1947,in Malta, I think they were named"Shoats" a picture would be a bonus Please
Jenny Livy.
Jenny Livy.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/813466.stm
It tells of a sheep/goat hybrid......not in Malta though
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Lisa x
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/813466.stm
It tells of a sheep/goat hybrid......not in Malta though
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Lisa x
Since goats have 60 chromosomes and sheep have 54, I'd be highly sceptical of any live birth off spring as the results of such cross breeding. This isn't to suggest that breeding as such couldn't occur, it's just that any viable offspring of such have rarely been documented, to my knowledge...
There are very small, goat like sheep native to several Mediterranean Islands, including Malta. These are known as Mouflon Sheep.
A case of suspected interbreeding has been noted in Kenya, but it's extremely rare, if factual. And, as with most hybrids (most notably, mules) will prove to be infertile... seen here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/813466.stm ...
There are very small, goat like sheep native to several Mediterranean Islands, including Malta. These are known as Mouflon Sheep.
A case of suspected interbreeding has been noted in Kenya, but it's extremely rare, if factual. And, as with most hybrids (most notably, mules) will prove to be infertile... seen here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/813466.stm ...
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