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<blockquote data-quote="John Baker" data-source="post: 1139946" data-attributes="member: 21451"><p>Re:</p><p></p><p>Because you don't always get what you want by cross breeding.</p><p>Just because you use a large bull doesn't mean his genes will be the dominate gene.</p><p>Bulls and cows have both dominate and recessive genes and if the cows genes are the dominate ones, that is what you will get.</p><p></p><p>SL has a heifer baldy now. </p><p>Momma was a good Hereford, but old. She was breed with a registered B Angus bull. Momma put the calf on the ground with no problem, but she had no milk due to age, so SL bottle fed her.</p><p></p><p>No one would have any problem recognizing her as a Baldy, but she is a smaller animal like her mother. </p><p>Now here is the problems.</p><p>SL is about to put his B Angus bull, who is a large animal, with her. If his genes are now the dominate gene and she produces a large calf more like a B Angus calf, she could have problems calving and may not have enough milk to feed a large B Angus calf properly.</p><p></p><p>If this heifer produces a small calf, being bred to a B Angus bull, as was her mother, then she will be culled as she carries her mothers dominate genes they relate to size.</p><p>I'll see if SL has some pics of her.</p><p>John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Baker, post: 1139946, member: 21451"] Re: Because you don't always get what you want by cross breeding. Just because you use a large bull doesn't mean his genes will be the dominate gene. Bulls and cows have both dominate and recessive genes and if the cows genes are the dominate ones, that is what you will get. SL has a heifer baldy now. Momma was a good Hereford, but old. She was breed with a registered B Angus bull. Momma put the calf on the ground with no problem, but she had no milk due to age, so SL bottle fed her. No one would have any problem recognizing her as a Baldy, but she is a smaller animal like her mother. Now here is the problems. SL is about to put his B Angus bull, who is a large animal, with her. If his genes are now the dominate gene and she produces a large calf more like a B Angus calf, she could have problems calving and may not have enough milk to feed a large B Angus calf properly. If this heifer produces a small calf, being bred to a B Angus bull, as was her mother, then she will be culled as she carries her mothers dominate genes they relate to size. I'll see if SL has some pics of her. John [/QUOTE]
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