How color works in cattle


Nice video thank you. Makes more sense for what I'm seeing with our cows now. So far what we have
Red Gelbvieh on black brangus = 100% black calves
Red Gelbvieh on smokey Char/brangus cross = 100% red calves
Red Gelbvieh on grey brahma = red calves
Of course Red Gelbvieh on Red Gelbvieh is red.

Now waiting to see if the heifers retained out of the black cows will produce any red calves.
 
I have a smoke cow that was bred to a black lowline. Char white calf on the first run with that bull, solid black on the second calf. The first calf is really puzzling.
 
Nice video thank you. Makes more sense for what I'm seeing with our cows now. So far what we have
Red Gelbvieh on black brangus = 100% black calves
Red Gelbvieh on smokey Char/brangus cross = 100% red calves
Red Gelbvieh on grey brahma = red calves
Of course Red Gelbvieh on Red Gelbvieh is red.

Now waiting to see if the heifers retained out of the black cows will produce any red calves.
If those black cows are hetero for black, they would have a 50% chance at red calves. Those smokies you have should have 1 copy of the dilute gene and 1 copy of the black, so 50% chance they could have a black calf. I don't now that I have ever seen a Gelbvieh X Brahma. Sounds interesting, though. Do you have any pics of one?
 
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