HOSS":1gpiucu9 said:
Since I do not consider myself an experienced cattleman I hope I can be forgiven for asking what some may consider dumb questions. OK....here goes.
If a black with white face bull was used on a black cow would the offspring have the white face?
Come to think of it I have never seen any Baldy bulls in this area so I assume that all baldy male cattle are steered out? If so why?
If a red angus bull is used on black cows will the offspring be black only?
Thanks All.
In genetics, determining what 'color' or 'part color' progeny will be is ethereal, because it depends on whether the "colored' parents are Homozygous or Heterozygous for the specific color or markings you are considering. Also, in determining whether "A" will be such and such or "B" will be such or such depends on Homozygous or Heterozygous parents, and what % their genetic make-up happens to be for the specific trait(s). The more progeny (offspring) we are dealing with, the more accurate the percentages will be. And it depends on whether the male is Homozygous or Heterozygous for the trait(s) you are considering and whether the female is Homozygous or Heterozygous for the same trait(s).
As you can probably determine from the above text, it is impossible to answer your questions with any degree of exactness because there is not enough genetic information available. :help: Example: if I take a brand new deck of playing cards, shuffle them carefully fourteen (14) times, triple-cut them twice, and then shuffle them carefully again, - what are the chances of the top card of the deck being the Nine of Hearts? Answer - 52 to 1. If I take the same deck of cards, and repeat the shuffling and cutting procedures as iterated above 52 different times - NOW what are the chances of the 16th card from the bottom of the deck being the Nine of Hearts? Answer - 52 to 1. Shuffle the Genes of two animals of unknown genetic composition - mate them together - and what are the chances of the progeny being what you think they will be? :?: 52 to 1. - or maybe 378 to 1 - or perhaps 10,974 to 3, or 4. Who knows with
UNKNOWN gene pool? I wouldn't bet anything on it! :roll:
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