Long haired piggies?

[PigPog]

Here's what I *think* I know:

1. A Sheltie is a basic long haired pig
2. A Coronet is a long haired Crested
3. A Texel is a Rexed Sheltie
4. A Merino is a Rexed Coronet

Is this correct and how do the long haired genetics actually work?

[Doris Hugs]

Genetics is the complicated bit, I'll need to look up the exacts for you.

I wouldn't say a Sheltie is basic, but it's one way of thinking of it.

A coronet is a sheltie with a crest, rather than a longhaired crested, basically the star gene is present, that's the only difference.

Same applies to texel and merino, the Merino having the star gene, the texel not. You are right about the Rex gene being present to make the coat curly.

There are two other longhaireds, the Peruvian and the alpaca, these have rosettes on the rump to push the coat forwards, the alpaca having the Rex gene, the Peruvian not.

[*Liz*]

The long haired gene is recessive, both parents have to be long haired for the offspring to be so. It tkaes 4 generations for the coat to come back to length if crossed out to a smooth (Recently gone through the process of creating new lines of long haired foxes)