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<blockquote data-quote="SIMMGAL" data-source="post: 1390804" data-attributes="member: 26548"><p>Well, do you want big "spots" or smaller "speckles"? </p><p></p><p>If you're looking for spots or just extra white on legs, anything with Holstein influence (if you don't mind dairy) or Fleck/white socked Simmental will give you something pretty close. If you're looking for Speckles then I would go with what the above posters said and go with Speckle Park or Shorthorn. Some Longhorns can have speckles or spots, but the horns can be a issue if you're looking to go polled. One of my speckled cows is a Longhorn/angus and her calves are consistently spotted and speckled. I have a friend who had some spotted Simmi x Shorthorn and they looked kinda similar to a Speckle park. Pinzgauer will also give you a bit of a different kind of white coloration, more of a line back but they still cross up pretty neat with Hereford and Simmental. They also performed well for a friend of mine who had a few of them.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with whatever you choose! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SIMMGAL, post: 1390804, member: 26548"] Well, do you want big "spots" or smaller "speckles"? If you're looking for spots or just extra white on legs, anything with Holstein influence (if you don't mind dairy) or Fleck/white socked Simmental will give you something pretty close. If you're looking for Speckles then I would go with what the above posters said and go with Speckle Park or Shorthorn. Some Longhorns can have speckles or spots, but the horns can be a issue if you're looking to go polled. One of my speckled cows is a Longhorn/angus and her calves are consistently spotted and speckled. I have a friend who had some spotted Simmi x Shorthorn and they looked kinda similar to a Speckle park. Pinzgauer will also give you a bit of a different kind of white coloration, more of a line back but they still cross up pretty neat with Hereford and Simmental. They also performed well for a friend of mine who had a few of them. Good luck with whatever you choose! :D [/QUOTE]
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