Lee VanRoss
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Seems like things are so until they ain't! I have some Red Angus / Corriente cross. Some of them are spotted. In the same cow family someThat sounds very fancy - but, we are talking about common breeds. Yes, there are some oddball breeds that have different horn genes and other genes that don't follow the rules..
What are you calling a "piebald color"?
"Normal" beef breeds have "normal" red genes and "normal" black genes and "normal" horned/polled genes. It is not rocket science. Black is a dominant gene over red. Polled is dominant over horned. SPOTTING gene is recessive. *You must inherit a spotting gene (BODY SPOTS) from both parents.] You can have a spotted animal (like Holsteins and Simmental) and breed to an animal not CARRYING a spotting gene and you will have a SOLID colored offspring. Not rocket science.
Edit: we are NOT talking about MUTATIONS. Stick to a normal conversation about beef cattle.
are solid black, some are solid red. some are red and white spotted, some are black and white spotted. The bulls are from a nationally
recognized Red Angus herd which I shall not name.. This past year I had a 3/4 black and white heifer throw a solid black heifer calf. I am
curios to see what the 7/8 calf will throw. This spring a 7/8 red and white spotted had a 15/16 red and white bull calf. (15/16 RA)
The bulls used over the past 15 plus years are from the same herd but different blood lines. In as much as you made a declarative statement
that body spots must be inherited from both parents I am compelled to respectfully .inquire as to the source of your research .