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<blockquote data-quote="VanC" data-source="post: 303857" data-attributes="member: 3355"><p>Just because a bull is registered black Angus doesn't mean it doesn't carry a red gene. Two blacks that carry the red gene and pass it on will produce a red calf. That's where Red Angus came from, after all.</p><p></p><p>Your bull has to be heterozygous black (1 black gene, 1 red gene). If the breeder told you he is homozygous black (2 black genes) then he is either mistaken or lying. Once again, the ONLY way 2 blacks can produce a red is if each parent carries the red gene and both pass it on. Each mating is strictly random. In other words, if you mate that same bull to those same cows, the calves may be red one year and black the next and so on.</p><p></p><p>It's simple to me, but I sometimes have a hard time explaining things to others. I'd make a lousy teacher. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VanC, post: 303857, member: 3355"] Just because a bull is registered black Angus doesn't mean it doesn't carry a red gene. Two blacks that carry the red gene and pass it on will produce a red calf. That's where Red Angus came from, after all. Your bull has to be heterozygous black (1 black gene, 1 red gene). If the breeder told you he is homozygous black (2 black genes) then he is either mistaken or lying. Once again, the ONLY way 2 blacks can produce a red is if each parent carries the red gene and both pass it on. Each mating is strictly random. In other words, if you mate that same bull to those same cows, the calves may be red one year and black the next and so on. It's simple to me, but I sometimes have a hard time explaining things to others. I'd make a lousy teacher. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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