TheBullLady":2zhsamlb said:Hmm.. I think maybe this "where'd they get the black from" is a little skewed at this point.
It may be true that a lot of breeds that didn't have black colored hides now do, and it's probably also true that there is some Angus blood somewhere back in the genetics to get that coloring, but think of of this. Maybe Simmentals (in my case) bred to Angus all those generations ago in order to improve on Angus, instead of improve Simmentals. If we were looking for Angus characteristics (besides the black hide) we'd be raising Angus instead of Simmentals.
Just my opinion :?
whatever the reason for bringing in the black gene, the fact remains that the black came from somewhere else. simmentals (& limousine) were originally red & no matter how many times you cross red animals together, you will never, ever get a black offspring.