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It specifies fleece grading thresholds, staple and fiber quality rules, head and horn characteristics, and key body structure traits across neck, shoulders, back, ribs, thighs, legs, pasterns, and hooves. 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Registered ewes must be above average in quality and size.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What fleece quality and grading rules apply to Columbia ewes?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Columbia ewes should shear an annual fleece of at least 12 pounds. 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(Only ram lambs weighing a minimum of 120 pounds are subject for inspection. ) Registered ewes shall be above average in quality and size. Only ewe lambs weighing a minimum of 90 pounds are subject for inspection.)  \nFleece Columbia ewes should shear an annual fleece of at least 12 pounds. The fleece should grade 1/2, 3/8 or 1/4 blood of staple length for grade but not show a greater variation than two grades and not show medulated or colored fibers.  \nHead Hornless and free from wool blindness, moderately long ears covered with an even  \novering of white hair or very short wool. Hair on face and ears should be white;  \noccasional small black spots are permitted on ears. Small spots of colored pigment are permitted on nose.  \nNeck Medium, neatly attached and full, and preferably free from wrinkles and folds.  \nShoulders Wide, meaty, tightly laid on top and even with backline.  \nChest Wide and Deep with forelegs set well apart.  \nBack Long, level, wide and strongly muscled.  \nRump Long and wide with dock carried well up.  \nRibs Well sprung,wide and deep.  \nThighs Thickly muscled and well filled in the twist.  \nLegs Set squarely under sheep, heavily boned and covered with white hair below the  \nwool line.  \nPasterns Moderately short and strong.  \nHooves May be either white or black.  \nDisqualifications-Should Not be Registered  \nHorns Horns, scurs or knobs on ewes and rams (slight scurs—small horny growth attached to skull—are permitted in outstanding rams that show promise for breed improvement in production and type) . Inspectors are instructed to be critical on the registry of ram lambs with significant soft, horny growth in the socket.  \nWool Open white faced with poll covering not to exceed 2 inches below eyes or impair  \nBlindness vision, even in full fleece.  \nShort Staple Less than three and one-half inch staple length or proportional per grade for 12 Uneven Fleece months growth or proportionate length for periods of varying duration. More  \nthan two grades of wool on same sheep or medulated fibers. Eyelids Sheep with inverted eyelids shall not be registered.  \nLight Fleece Loose, light fleece, lacking in density.  \nFine Wool Finer than 1/2 blood.  \nCoarse Coarser than 1/4 blood, except on lower thigh which may be low 1/4 if body Wool fleece is 1/4 blood.  \nFaulty Mouth Any tendency toward either overshot or undershot jaws.  \nDiscoloration Any colored wool. Colored hair on legs. Thin covering of hair on face and ears leading to excessive sunburn.  \nPigment Accept small spots of colored pigment on the ears and eyelids. Pigment on end of nose may be either pink or black.  \nHair Accept occasional black spots or black hair on the ear or around the eye. Accept  \nbrown tinge on the eyelids or fringe or lacing of ear. Inspectors are instructed to hold color exceptions to a minimum.  \nFolds Excessive wrinkles or folds on neck shall disqualify. A slight fold on brisket shall  \nnot be discriminated against on quality animals.  \nLack of Poor constitution, low productive capacity, malformed weak pasterns, crooked Quality feet, or crooked legs.  \nSCORECARD  \nBody  \nGeneral Appearance ............................................................................................................ 10 points  \nA large sheep, symmetrical in outline, head erect, legs squarely placed. Rams distinctly masculine. Ewes strong but feminine.  \nHead...................................................................................................................................... 6 points  \nFree of horns, open white face with poll covering not to exceed two inches below eyes or impair vision, even in full fleece, moderately long ears covered with an even covering of white hair or very short wool, eyes clear and bright, mouth neither over nor undershot.  \nNeck -- Medium, ","cbCaiqYe4z6seSAv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqYe4z6seSAv","pdf",179967,"English","# BREED STANDARDS\n## Standard of Excellence for Columbia Sheep\n## Disqualifications-Should Not be Registered\n## SCORECARD","[{\"question\":\"What are the inspection eligibility weight requirements for Columbia sheep lambs?\",\"answer\":\"Only ram lambs weighing a minimum of 120 pounds and only ewe lambs weighing a minimum of 90 pounds are subject for inspection. Registered ewes must be above average in quality and size.\"},{\"question\":\"What fleece quality and grading rules apply to Columbia ewes?\",\"answer\":\"Columbia ewes should shear an annual fleece of at least 12 pounds. The fleece should grade 1/2, 3/8, or 1/4 blood of staple length for the grade, without showing greater variation than two grades, and it must not show medulated or colored fibers.\"},{\"question\":\"Which features commonly lead to disqualification from registration?\",\"answer\":\"Disqualifications include horns, scurs, or knobs on ewes and rams (with limited scurs allowed in outstanding rams), open wool exceeding specified limits, short staple below required length, uneven fleece with more than two grades, medulated fibers, inverted eyelids, light loose fleece, and excessive wrinkles or folds on the neck.\"}]","BREED STANDARDS - Standard of Excellence for Columbia Sheep | PDF"]