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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5853"><p>> ...I have seen (in my Dad's farm)</p><p>> Longhorn(cow)-Charolais(bull)</p><p>> crosses and as I understood the</p><p>> cows didn't have any calving</p><p>> problems</p><p></p><p>It is true that longhorn crosses produce most of the traits that a longhorn brings to the gentic pool such as calving ease.</p><p></p><p>> ...You will not have a color</p><p>> guarantee</p><p></p><p>The spotting is not caused by the color gene. The longhorn passes on a gene in the DNA chain that controls spotting and it may come into play in several generations down the lineage from the parent. The best thing you can do is use longhorn stock that is solid colored for several generations back.</p><p></p><p>Brian.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:ranchmgr@lazyhillranch.com">ranchmgr@lazyhillranch.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5853"] > ...I have seen (in my Dad's farm) > Longhorn(cow)-Charolais(bull) > crosses and as I understood the > cows didn't have any calving > problems It is true that longhorn crosses produce most of the traits that a longhorn brings to the gentic pool such as calving ease. > ...You will not have a color > guarantee The spotting is not caused by the color gene. The longhorn passes on a gene in the DNA chain that controls spotting and it may come into play in several generations down the lineage from the parent. The best thing you can do is use longhorn stock that is solid colored for several generations back. Brian. [email=ranchmgr@lazyhillranch.com]ranchmgr@lazyhillranch.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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