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Anonymous
Seems to be a lot of interest regarding the color of cattle and the cause or gene source for the colors, so for your reading pleasure may I suggest, as a starting point, a read of the following article (I have no idea if all that is written there is correct). Or go to Google.com and type in a phrase such as "cattle color" for a listing of various additional sources of information: <A HREF="http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/HTML/FSA-3067.asp" TARGET="_blank">www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/HTML/FSA-3067.asp</A>
Or you could try the section titled "Coloration, The Genetics Of" from the following site for a discussion of the many factors that affect color specifically related to Texas Longhorns but I'd imagine the concepts apply for all breeds -- this may help explain some of the unexpected color variations we see in non-longhorn crossbred cattle: <A HREF="http://www.asocl.com/factsindex.html" TARGET="_blank">www.asocl.com/factsindex.html</A>
Or you could try the section titled "Coloration, The Genetics Of" from the following site for a discussion of the many factors that affect color specifically related to Texas Longhorns but I'd imagine the concepts apply for all breeds -- this may help explain some of the unexpected color variations we see in non-longhorn crossbred cattle: <A HREF="http://www.asocl.com/factsindex.html" TARGET="_blank">www.asocl.com/factsindex.html</A>