I have found that the ewes in the Dalur line to be very milky. Their lambs always grow faster and fatter than the others. Excellent temperament, and wonderful fleeces.
Dalur white, polled with broad and good looking head. The neck is short and broad, shoulders broad and muscled. The chest is average and conformation very good. The back is broad, flat and well shaped and muscled. The loins are not long but broad and very muscular. Gigots are well shaped and thick. Feets are straight and well placed. Dalur is not longbodied but with good overall harmony. Dalur is vigorously looking and exceptionally calm and easy.
Wool
Completely white with no tan fibers, very woollish with very thick thel and great fleece. Lustrous. Medium coarse thog and even allover the fleece. No black fibers.
ResultsDalur was progeny tested at Gröf farm in 1998; eye muscle thickness 22,7 mm (S), back fat 2,9 mm, thighs 16,0 points, meat qualities 6,88 points, leanness 5,88 points and dressing weight 17,89 kg. Dalur has proven himself as an excellent meat qualities carrier and is one of the best polled AI sire ever known.
Color InheritianceDalur is homozygous white.
Scrapie StatusNeutral.