Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Breeds Board
Black Charolais
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MikeC" data-source="post: 258943" data-attributes="member: 1604"><p>When Charolais bulls came into the U.S. from Mexico (the Pugibet Herd) they were mostly bred to Brahma in Texas because there were no Char cows here at that time. </p><p></p><p>Foot and Mouth disease was a big problem then and the quarantine times were preventing cow imports.</p><p></p><p>The Charbray registry allowed breeding up 5 generations to reach purebred status. This practice still stands today in the AICA but they must be pinknose and have a light colored switch and hair. A light "Straw" color is allowed.</p><p></p><p>In other words, I can take a holstein cow, breed her to a Char bull and register the "Heifer" calf (NO BULLS) as 1/2. It will be prominently stamped on the paper as such. Breeding that heifer calf will fetch me a 3/4, and breeding that heifer calf will get me a 7/8, and breeding that calf will produce a 15/16, then on to a 31/32 which will be purebred. </p><p></p><p>The final result will be 97% Charolais genetics. On very rare occasions a calf may be born that is not completely white (Buckskin Colored). That calfs papers will be marked with "RF" before the number, which stands for "Red Factor". (A diluter gene anomaly) </p><p></p><p>The Canadian Association allows color variations (Black and Red) animals to be marked with a purebred status. These animals will have at least 97% Charolais genetics but might retain the color variances. Black or Red.</p><p></p><p>I suppose? there is a use for Black Charolais for the simple reason of keeping a crop of crossbred calves uniform in color due to the dominance of the black coat.</p><p></p><p>All Fullblood Chars are marked as "Full French" and will be horned.</p><p></p><p>There is a big push by a few breeders to allow black and red Chars in the U.S. (AICA) registry. The vote comes up by the Board almost every year.</p><p></p><p>I personally don't care if they are purple or blue, but need to all be the same color.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeC, post: 258943, member: 1604"] When Charolais bulls came into the U.S. from Mexico (the Pugibet Herd) they were mostly bred to Brahma in Texas because there were no Char cows here at that time. Foot and Mouth disease was a big problem then and the quarantine times were preventing cow imports. The Charbray registry allowed breeding up 5 generations to reach purebred status. This practice still stands today in the AICA but they must be pinknose and have a light colored switch and hair. A light "Straw" color is allowed. In other words, I can take a holstein cow, breed her to a Char bull and register the "Heifer" calf (NO BULLS) as 1/2. It will be prominently stamped on the paper as such. Breeding that heifer calf will fetch me a 3/4, and breeding that heifer calf will get me a 7/8, and breeding that calf will produce a 15/16, then on to a 31/32 which will be purebred. The final result will be 97% Charolais genetics. On very rare occasions a calf may be born that is not completely white (Buckskin Colored). That calfs papers will be marked with "RF" before the number, which stands for "Red Factor". (A diluter gene anomaly) The Canadian Association allows color variations (Black and Red) animals to be marked with a purebred status. These animals will have at least 97% Charolais genetics but might retain the color variances. Black or Red. I suppose? there is a use for Black Charolais for the simple reason of keeping a crop of crossbred calves uniform in color due to the dominance of the black coat. All Fullblood Chars are marked as "Full French" and will be horned. There is a big push by a few breeders to allow black and red Chars in the U.S. (AICA) registry. The vote comes up by the Board almost every year. I personally don't care if they are purple or blue, but need to all be the same color. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Breeds Board
Black Charolais
Top