showmomof2
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I really like my hereford bull,but not getting black baldies out of the black cows like we hoped Just hope red baldies do as well at the sale lol
They won't. They will be a few cents cheaper. I get a few red baldies out of my brangus cows with a herf bull. I fiqure it comes from the brahman side mostly.showmomof2":2pgx0qet said:I really like my hereford bull,but not getting black baldies out of the black cows like we hoped Just hope red baldies do as well at the sale lol
showmomof2":210qjrba said:I really like my hereford bull,but not getting black baldies out of the black cows like we hoped Just hope red baldies do as well at the sale lol
correctcypressfarms":2probrrl said:showmomof2":2probrrl said:I really like my hereford bull,but not getting black baldies out of the black cows like we hoped Just hope red baldies do as well at the sale lol
Keep track of which cows have red baldies; they are carrying the red recessive gene. If memory serves me correctly, you have a 50/50 chance of red when the black cow is red recessive. If the cow is not red recessive, all her offspring should be black.
This is not the bulls fault. Blame your cows, if you'd like to blame someone...
I'm sure someone will come behind me and correct me
3waycross":3ihu7zai said:I never knew that there was a diluter gene in Herefords. I guess you learn something every day!
SPH":36z6mapr said:3waycross":36z6mapr said:I never knew that there was a diluter gene in Herefords. I guess you learn something every day!
I actually just learned about it recently myself when a consignor to a sale had to disclose it on a bull they had DNA testing done on. If you read on page 2 of the link I posted there are all kinds of traits you can find out on a Hereford bull that has had DNA genotype done such as homozygous polled which is great to know if you want to make sure a recessive horned gene doesn't show up in offspring. We breed registered Polled Herefords and have been paying close attention to that one lately when selecting AI sires as we have a few Polled dams that have a horn gene somewhere back in their pedigree and if you match them up with just the right bull that has a horn gene somewhere in theirs too we've had a few horned calves. At this point with the polled and horned Herefords being a single organization it's not quite as big of deal anymore when it comes to marketing your cattle as it used to be but when you advertised yourself as a polled breeder it's something that some will pay attention to as you don't want customers coming back upset the bull you sold them is throwing more horned calves than they like
3waycross":2jypdqf8 said:SPH":2jypdqf8 said:3waycross":2jypdqf8 said:I never knew that there was a diluter gene in Herefords. I guess you learn something every day!
I actually just learned about it recently myself when a consignor to a sale had to disclose it on a bull they had DNA testing done on. If you read on page 2 of the link I posted there are all kinds of traits you can find out on a Hereford bull that has had DNA genotype done such as homozygous polled which is great to know if you want to make sure a recessive horned gene doesn't show up in offspring. We breed registered Polled Herefords and have been paying close attention to that one lately when selecting AI sires as we have a few Polled dams that have a horn gene somewhere back in their pedigree and if you match them up with just the right bull that has a horn gene somewhere in theirs too we've had a few horned calves. At this point with the polled and horned Herefords being a single organization it's not quite as big of deal anymore when it comes to marketing your cattle as it used to be but when you advertised yourself as a polled breeder it's something that some will pay attention to as you don't want customers coming back upset the bull you sold them is throwing more horned calves than they like
You sure that gene isn't a Simmenthal in the woodpile? :shock: :shock: :shock: :cowboy: