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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 626550" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>Karen, here is the link to the French studbook (i think) where they describe the 'true' charolais.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.charolaise.fr/herd_book_charolais_caracteristiques_en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.charolaise.fr/herd_book_char ... ues_en.htm</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>I was fairly certain that a true French Charolais comes in only white, but I checked it out to be sure. The red factor came in, in countries where the breed was introduced and that allowed the animals to be 'bred up' to purebred status. Red Factor Charolais are common here in Canada.</p><p></p><p>The French Charolais is basically a red animal that is homozygous for the dilution gene, which makes them white. If you took one of them and bred them black you would end up with a grey animal, or if you bred them to red you would get tan. You could get many shades of either color, from dark to light. Also, you will see in Canada (at least) Charolais that will throw white faces, markings on the face and line backs. This all goes back to when the breed was bred up. In fact, I have seen registered bulls with white markings on their faces.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 626550, member: 2308"] Karen, here is the link to the French studbook (i think) where they describe the 'true' charolais. [url=http://www.charolaise.fr/herd_book_charolais_caracteristiques_en.htm]http://www.charolaise.fr/herd_book_char ... ues_en.htm[/url] I was fairly certain that a true French Charolais comes in only white, but I checked it out to be sure. The red factor came in, in countries where the breed was introduced and that allowed the animals to be 'bred up' to purebred status. Red Factor Charolais are common here in Canada. The French Charolais is basically a red animal that is homozygous for the dilution gene, which makes them white. If you took one of them and bred them black you would end up with a grey animal, or if you bred them to red you would get tan. You could get many shades of either color, from dark to light. Also, you will see in Canada (at least) Charolais that will throw white faces, markings on the face and line backs. This all goes back to when the breed was bred up. In fact, I have seen registered bulls with white markings on their faces. [/QUOTE]
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