Meet Our Icelandic Sheep - AI Sire Descriptions

HAENGUR 98-848 from Nýpugarðar farm, Mýrar, A-Skaftafellssýsla.;    Points 1999: 8 - 8 - 9,5 - 8,5 - 9,5 - 17,5 - 8 - 8 - 8,5 = 85,5 points

 

Ultrasound 1999: Eye muscle thickness 37 mm, back fat thickness 13 mm, eye muscle shape 3. (H)

Description: Hængur is white, horned, tan on head and feets. Head is vigorous. Shoulders a bit coarse but very muscular. Chest is extremely wide and conformation great. Back is strong, broad and muscular. Loins are broad and muscled. Gigots are well shaped, the muscle big and rounded. Strong and straight feets. Hængur is extremely muscular and longbodied sire.

Wool EE: Tan on head and feets with tan fibers scattered around the fleece. All colurs can be expected on Hængur´s progenies including spotted. Average quantity, rather shortwoolled with little thel on back. The thog rather fine but short. No black fibers were found.

Results: Hængur was judged champion sire of A-Skaftafellssýsla in 1999 and awarded as such. He was progeny tested at Nýpugarðar farm that autumn with following result: 142 points for meat qualities, 94 points for lambs and 118 points total score.

Hængur has produced lot of great lambs with good eye muscle thickness. He carries on leannesS as other son´s of Garpur 92-808. Carcass grading is great as well as his breeding index for meat qualities (130).