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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1783849" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Many of the original Sims carried the diluter gene. Here in US, we mostly bred it out of our cattle. You cannot tell if a red cow carries a diluter. Black automatically got diluted.</p><p>A light red cow "may" have the diluter....or may not. Same with a nice deep red cow, may have it or not. Only way to know is DNA test OR breed to homo black bull a few times. If she's got it, sooner or later it will show up.</p><p>I would have to say they all have best marbling of the Continentals. I have numerous PB bloodlines in my herd, and all my steers go choice at 12-13 months old. I have not bred to a fullblood in probably 35 years.</p><p>For me, they are too heavy fronted. Heavy shoulders, big head = harder calving. I'm not saying they all are, but definitely not the LOOK I want in my herd.</p><p>I want my cattle wedge shaped. Big butt, big middle, and flat shoulders. Even for commercial cattle, you don't get many expensive cuts of meat out of the shoulders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1783849, member: 968"] Many of the original Sims carried the diluter gene. Here in US, we mostly bred it out of our cattle. You cannot tell if a red cow carries a diluter. Black automatically got diluted. A light red cow "may" have the diluter....or may not. Same with a nice deep red cow, may have it or not. Only way to know is DNA test OR breed to homo black bull a few times. If she's got it, sooner or later it will show up. I would have to say they all have best marbling of the Continentals. I have numerous PB bloodlines in my herd, and all my steers go choice at 12-13 months old. I have not bred to a fullblood in probably 35 years. For me, they are too heavy fronted. Heavy shoulders, big head = harder calving. I'm not saying they all are, but definitely not the LOOK I want in my herd. I want my cattle wedge shaped. Big butt, big middle, and flat shoulders. Even for commercial cattle, you don't get many expensive cuts of meat out of the shoulders. [/QUOTE]
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