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Yes, that is what I wanted to do breed my cattle up until reg was possible. They are already Longhorns with the horn length, coloring, body type etc. but no papers. They were roping cattle at one time so were probably sold just as they were. I will still keep them even if I can't take them to a...

Hi, This is what I've heard. If you breed a non reg beef to a purebred the first calf is a 1/2 bred if a hiefer. That heifer grows up and gets bred to a reg bull and that resulting calf would be 3/4 bred,if you are lucky enough for it to be a hiefer again. Would the next one be 7/8 or 1/16 etc...

Hi I have 8 longhorn cows without registration papers. I would like to purchase a reg longhorn bull. I would like to know how many generations it takes until you have a purebred. I've heard 4 generations. Any info?