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<blockquote data-quote="ken" data-source="post: 967103" data-attributes="member: 18488"><p>A purebred dutch belted cow should throw 100% belted calves. The belt pattern is believed to be controlled by a single autosomal dominant gene, so they only need one copy to have the belt. A Beltedcross cow will have 50% belted and 50% non-belted offspring. It works just like the black colour gene.</p><p>They may be a dairy breed but I've heard first hand reports of their performance; it seems they have no problem staying fat on grass, and they wean big calves because of their high milk production. They are an 'undeveloped' dairy breed, so they have less frame than most dairy cows and when bred to a muscled continental they make a nice looking cow. If you don't mind the colouring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ken, post: 967103, member: 18488"] A purebred dutch belted cow should throw 100% belted calves. The belt pattern is believed to be controlled by a single autosomal dominant gene, so they only need one copy to have the belt. A Beltedcross cow will have 50% belted and 50% non-belted offspring. It works just like the black colour gene. They may be a dairy breed but I've heard first hand reports of their performance; it seems they have no problem staying fat on grass, and they wean big calves because of their high milk production. They are an 'undeveloped' dairy breed, so they have less frame than most dairy cows and when bred to a muscled continental they make a nice looking cow. If you don't mind the colouring. [/QUOTE]
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