Fantastic herdsire; top 1% EPD's!!
SOFF Samuel
SuriHerdsire (Male)Beige
AOA# 35424031DOB: 6/2/20186 yrs
**2025 UPDATE**
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sammy due to a urethral blockage. We are devastated over this loss! We do not currently have ANY of his offspring in our herd and that is such a shame. We do have one female, Lyra, bred to Sammy for a 2025 cria and we hope it is a fantastic one! Sammy had come such a long way since he arrived on our farm. He was very shy, but had really come out of his shell and was one of our sweetest boys.
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Sammy was an excellent addition to our herdsire row and HE IS AWESOME! Dense, fine, lustrous fleece that is eye-catching and beautiful to touch.
Sammy's sire, Belmonte's September Sun Shine, recorded a stunning density on his biopsy!!
Check out Doctor Evans' findings:
Belmonte's September Sunshine was biopsied at 20 months of age. The density is 90 follicles per SQ MM of skin with an average S/P from 25 clusters of 11.1 to 1. The presence of triad fiber clusters which in my work is associated major genetic density. 100 secondary fibers averaged 16.1 microns and 50 primary fibers averaged 22.1 microns for a variation of 6 microns. These stats are in the top 0.5% of suris that I have evaluated.
Sammy's dam, BBFAI Mountain Mist, is the full sister to 2017 AOA National White Champion male, BBFAI Mont Alejandro. Alejandro sired the 2020 Suri Light Female and AOA National Supreme Champion!!!
The genetics this male is carrying are extremely promising! We are so excited to get him proven in 2021, as he still has some growing to do, but we can't wait to see what he will produce for us! We have several outstanding females to pair with him...stay tuned!!!
Sammy was biopsied on August 1, 2020 and we are anxiously awaiting his results....
**UPDATE**
Biopsy results are back!! Wow!! Are we pleased!!
DENSITY: 76.8 follicles/ SQ MM
S/P RATIO: 11.4:1
Avg. Secondary Fibers: 16.8 microns/ SD : 1.9
Avg. Primary Fibers: 19.8 microns/ SD: 2.2
Micron Variation (SPREAD): 3.0 microns!!
Evaluation per Ian Watt:
These are very good numbers for a suri male!
The density is not only high but the fiber populations are remarkable uniform
and fine brought about by the high density and better-than-average S/P ratio.
This male can be used with confidence on a wide range of quality females....