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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1648545" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Even with two Herefords, you can get goggles or mottle faced.</p><p>If you breed white face to a white face, you open the door to get white on bellie, face, legs, tail.</p><p>Your cow is carrying the red gene and the diluter gene. All her offspring will carry 1 red gene from her. It will be black if bred to a homozygous black bull (calf will be heterozygous black - 1 black & 1 red gene). The "black" factored calf may be black, grey, chocolate, silver, mouse colored if it inherits the diluter gene. If you breed to a red bull, calf will be red and even if the calf inherits the diluter gene, you won't be able to tell by the calf's color.</p><p>I believe we are all still confused as to your goals. "If" you are looking for a solid white face from this cow, you will never get 100% solid white face calves.</p><p>Personally, I love the variation of white markings on the face. Mottled, blaze, crooked blaze, star, snip, etc. Love it! Full white face (baldie) is the least of my likes. </p><p>You sure can ID your cattle easier. LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1648545, member: 968"] Even with two Herefords, you can get goggles or mottle faced. If you breed white face to a white face, you open the door to get white on bellie, face, legs, tail. Your cow is carrying the red gene and the diluter gene. All her offspring will carry 1 red gene from her. It will be black if bred to a homozygous black bull (calf will be heterozygous black - 1 black & 1 red gene). The "black" factored calf may be black, grey, chocolate, silver, mouse colored if it inherits the diluter gene. If you breed to a red bull, calf will be red and even if the calf inherits the diluter gene, you won't be able to tell by the calf's color. I believe we are all still confused as to your goals. "If" you are looking for a solid white face from this cow, you will never get 100% solid white face calves. Personally, I love the variation of white markings on the face. Mottled, blaze, crooked blaze, star, snip, etc. Love it! Full white face (baldie) is the least of my likes. You sure can ID your cattle easier. LOL [/QUOTE]
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