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<blockquote data-quote="StrojanHerefords" data-source="post: 1831538" data-attributes="member: 42988"><p>At this point, I don't know what the difference is between the generic modern "Hereford" and a black Hereford. MSUD had its origins with the polled shorthorn and it is an open secret that Trust was an eighth red angus. </p><p>The biggest issue, I see with the Black Hereford is that it takes a long time and a lot of culling to achieve a homozygous black 7/8 Hereford. After each backcross to Hereford, half the calves will be red and of no use to the breeding program. And then to make a homo black bull, only a quarter of those matings will be homozygous black. By my math, the black Hereford would only have 1/16 of the selection room compared to a purebred.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StrojanHerefords, post: 1831538, member: 42988"] At this point, I don’t know what the difference is between the generic modern “Hereford” and a black Hereford. MSUD had its origins with the polled shorthorn and it is an open secret that Trust was an eighth red angus. The biggest issue, I see with the Black Hereford is that it takes a long time and a lot of culling to achieve a homozygous black 7/8 Hereford. After each backcross to Hereford, half the calves will be red and of no use to the breeding program. And then to make a homo black bull, only a quarter of those matings will be homozygous black. By my math, the black Hereford would only have 1/16 of the selection room compared to a purebred. [/QUOTE]
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