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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5849"><p>If you're looking to sell Longhorns to people who want them for their front yard display, seems to me you'd do better to stay with the spots. We get over to the Wildlife Refuge Longhorn sale every few years. The solid colored animals don't sell nearly as well as those spotted ones.</p><p></p><p>Ryan, I'm glad to hear than red</p><p>> bulls make better crosses with</p><p>> longhorns than black in your herd.</p><p>> I've not heard of many people</p><p>> cross-breeding.</p><p></p><p>> I was just considering the</p><p>> genetics of color. Red is</p><p>> recessive and you have to have</p><p>> both the bull and dam throw the</p><p>> recessive red gene in order to</p><p>> produce a red calf. Unfortunately</p><p>> with longhorns, there are a</p><p>> variety of other genes that</p><p>> control spotting and so forth that</p><p>> come into the mix. It is true,</p><p>> though, that most longhorns carry</p><p>> at least one recessive red gene in</p><p>> the mix. This is probably why you</p><p>> are having a good success at</p><p>> producing red. If you get a red</p><p>> longhorn, you are guaranteed to</p><p>> throw a red gene and if you have a</p><p>> red bull, the same happens. A red</p><p>> calf will be produced every time.</p><p></p><p>> We are looking at acquiring an</p><p>> angus bull to use in a</p><p>> cross-breeding program. I was</p><p>> planning on trying to find a</p><p>> homozygous black bull that would</p><p>> throw black each time. That should</p><p>> take care of the color variations</p><p>> in almost all cases but won't do</p><p>> anything, to my knowledge, about</p><p>> spotting and so forth. After</p><p>> further thought, I may try red</p><p>> instead. Solid red longhorns seems</p><p>> to sell a little cheaper. Might be</p><p>> a good market here. ???? Sounds</p><p>> like I need to do more research.</p><p></p><p>> Brian.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5849"] If you're looking to sell Longhorns to people who want them for their front yard display, seems to me you'd do better to stay with the spots. We get over to the Wildlife Refuge Longhorn sale every few years. The solid colored animals don't sell nearly as well as those spotted ones. Ryan, I'm glad to hear than red > bulls make better crosses with > longhorns than black in your herd. > I've not heard of many people > cross-breeding. > I was just considering the > genetics of color. Red is > recessive and you have to have > both the bull and dam throw the > recessive red gene in order to > produce a red calf. Unfortunately > with longhorns, there are a > variety of other genes that > control spotting and so forth that > come into the mix. It is true, > though, that most longhorns carry > at least one recessive red gene in > the mix. This is probably why you > are having a good success at > producing red. If you get a red > longhorn, you are guaranteed to > throw a red gene and if you have a > red bull, the same happens. A red > calf will be produced every time. > We are looking at acquiring an > angus bull to use in a > cross-breeding program. I was > planning on trying to find a > homozygous black bull that would > throw black each time. That should > take care of the color variations > in almost all cases but won't do > anything, to my knowledge, about > spotting and so forth. After > further thought, I may try red > instead. Solid red longhorns seems > to sell a little cheaper. Might be > a good market here. ???? Sounds > like I need to do more research. > Brian. [/QUOTE]
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