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<blockquote data-quote="bigbluegrass" data-source="post: 805002" data-attributes="member: 15537"><p>I bought a black angus cow a few years back. Real nice cow, probably around 1150-1200 Ibs always raises a nice calf. I don't have a scale but I would say her calves wean at around 500 lbs or more. She is nice and long, not too tall. I was told she was purebred and "could be registered". I wasn't really interested in registering her, just wanted her to make me some baby steaks. I crossed her with a Jersey bull. I know it is a little odd, but I have registered Jersey cows and it made sense to get a Jersey bull so I can have registered Jersey babies. The heifers usually sell like hot cakes - bull calves not so much :lol: So anyway, that is what I did, right or wrong. I thought it would be an interesting cross and well it is interesting, just not what I expected. The bull calf that was born was red and black striped and has horns. They are actual horns. I thought I would get a calf that was black (at least mostly black, maybe a light muzzle) and polled. The bull is full Jersey. The cow is full angus. So my question is: is this just a one in a million (not literally) thing? Or is this cow not really full black Angus? Maybe she has something else in her and I was lied to <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> :lol: :help: What do you folks think? Genetics confuse me andI know some of you are very good with this sort of thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbluegrass, post: 805002, member: 15537"] I bought a black angus cow a few years back. Real nice cow, probably around 1150-1200 Ibs always raises a nice calf. I don't have a scale but I would say her calves wean at around 500 lbs or more. She is nice and long, not too tall. I was told she was purebred and "could be registered". I wasn't really interested in registering her, just wanted her to make me some baby steaks. I crossed her with a Jersey bull. I know it is a little odd, but I have registered Jersey cows and it made sense to get a Jersey bull so I can have registered Jersey babies. The heifers usually sell like hot cakes - bull calves not so much :lol: So anyway, that is what I did, right or wrong. I thought it would be an interesting cross and well it is interesting, just not what I expected. The bull calf that was born was red and black striped and has horns. They are actual horns. I thought I would get a calf that was black (at least mostly black, maybe a light muzzle) and polled. The bull is full Jersey. The cow is full angus. So my question is: is this just a one in a million (not literally) thing? Or is this cow not really full black Angus? Maybe she has something else in her and I was lied to :o :lol: :help: What do you folks think? Genetics confuse me andI know some of you are very good with this sort of thing. [/QUOTE]
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