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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 588927" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>I have to disagree with Doc Harris here, while I cannot comment on what they will look like phenotypically as I have never dealt with them more than seeing photos, I can go into the color genetics of using White Park as a cross.</p><p></p><p>White Park cattle are what is called Color Sided or White Park pattern. This is an incompletely dominant gene which means that a homozygous animal will exhibit 'more' of the color pattern than a heterozygous animal does. It works the same way the 'Hereford gene' works, which is why pure herefords look like herefords and crossbreds are baldies.</p><p></p><p>Generally White Park are homozygous for this gene, but there are some that are hetero, and occaisionally you can end up with one that doesn't carry the gene at all and is solid black (or rarely red).</p><p></p><p>If you were to cross a classic (white with dark points) White Park with a Red Angus you would end up with a calf that would have a dorsal stripe (along the back), a white belly and white tail. The head would most likely be dark, and the the sides of the calf would either be solid colored (like a pinz) or possibly speckled, or roan.</p><p></p><p>Scroll to the middle of this page and you can see what a White Park x Red Angus would likely look like</p><p><a href="http://www.texasbritishwhitecattle.com/TheBritishWhiteCattleBreed.htm" target="_blank">http://www.texasbritishwhitecattle.com/ ... eBreed.htm</a></p><p></p><p>If you were to cross a classic White Park with hereford the calf would have the same coloration possibilities as the Red Angus cross calf, with a white face.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://easygenes.blogspot.com/2008/02/color-sided.html" target="_blank">http://easygenes.blogspot.com/2008/02/color-sided.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 588927, member: 2308"] I have to disagree with Doc Harris here, while I cannot comment on what they will look like phenotypically as I have never dealt with them more than seeing photos, I can go into the color genetics of using White Park as a cross. White Park cattle are what is called Color Sided or White Park pattern. This is an incompletely dominant gene which means that a homozygous animal will exhibit 'more' of the color pattern than a heterozygous animal does. It works the same way the 'Hereford gene' works, which is why pure herefords look like herefords and crossbreds are baldies. Generally White Park are homozygous for this gene, but there are some that are hetero, and occaisionally you can end up with one that doesn't carry the gene at all and is solid black (or rarely red). If you were to cross a classic (white with dark points) White Park with a Red Angus you would end up with a calf that would have a dorsal stripe (along the back), a white belly and white tail. The head would most likely be dark, and the the sides of the calf would either be solid colored (like a pinz) or possibly speckled, or roan. Scroll to the middle of this page and you can see what a White Park x Red Angus would likely look like [url=http://www.texasbritishwhitecattle.com/TheBritishWhiteCattleBreed.htm]http://www.texasbritishwhitecattle.com/ ... eBreed.htm[/url] If you were to cross a classic White Park with hereford the calf would have the same coloration possibilities as the Red Angus cross calf, with a white face. [url=http://easygenes.blogspot.com/2008/02/color-sided.html]http://easygenes.blogspot.com/2008/02/color-sided.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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