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<blockquote data-quote="txag" data-source="post: 7685" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>i'll start out by saying that i'm probably not going to give you the answer you're looking for. the white-face is kind of a goofy thing when crossbreeding. while the white face is dominant it is not the same as other dominant traits like polled and black color. w/the white face you get various degrees in between the pure white face & no white face. when crossbreeding white-face cattle, there are no set rules for what happens. often when crossing with another breed, you lose some of the white face.....you either will get goggle-eyes or mottle-faces. there is almost nothing to indicate the amount of white you lose. we have registered polled herefords and when crossing them with brangus bulls, we get anything from what you're referring to as the "bald face" to almost fully mottled. straight-bred herefords crossed w/gerts almost always give a mottled face rather than a bald face. crossing w/a brahman, you can get anything from the bald face to a mottled face to a striped face w/almost no white at all.</p><p>w/all that said, i really don't see that there should be a problem marketing mottle-faced calves as opposed to baldie calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="txag, post: 7685, member: 8"] i'll start out by saying that i'm probably not going to give you the answer you're looking for. the white-face is kind of a goofy thing when crossbreeding. while the white face is dominant it is not the same as other dominant traits like polled and black color. w/the white face you get various degrees in between the pure white face & no white face. when crossbreeding white-face cattle, there are no set rules for what happens. often when crossing with another breed, you lose some of the white face.....you either will get goggle-eyes or mottle-faces. there is almost nothing to indicate the amount of white you lose. we have registered polled herefords and when crossing them with brangus bulls, we get anything from what you're referring to as the "bald face" to almost fully mottled. straight-bred herefords crossed w/gerts almost always give a mottled face rather than a bald face. crossing w/a brahman, you can get anything from the bald face to a mottled face to a striped face w/almost no white at all. w/all that said, i really don't see that there should be a problem marketing mottle-faced calves as opposed to baldie calves. [/QUOTE]
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