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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 797089" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>There is a Brockling Gene. It is Found in many of the solid colored breeds of cattle (Angus, Red Angus, Shorthorn...) It causes there to be areas of color within white patches, whether it be white faces, white markings on the legs, and/or white patches on the body. I think that it is a VERY common trait within the Shorthorn breed, as I have rarely seen a Shorthorn/Hereford x calf that wasn't Brockle faced. The wildness of the markings would be controlled by another set of genes, similar to how some spotted cattle would have lots of white and some have very little.</p><p></p><p>It is a dominant trait, which means that only 1 copy of the gene needs to be passed on for the trait to express itself.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as horns go, the Shorthorn breed was originally horned, so it isn't surprising that you would get some horned calves out of cows that are polled. Horns are a recessive trait, which means that there needs to be 2 copies for the trait to express itself. It works similar to the Black/Red thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 797089, member: 2308"] There is a Brockling Gene. It is Found in many of the solid colored breeds of cattle (Angus, Red Angus, Shorthorn...) It causes there to be areas of color within white patches, whether it be white faces, white markings on the legs, and/or white patches on the body. I think that it is a VERY common trait within the Shorthorn breed, as I have rarely seen a Shorthorn/Hereford x calf that wasn't Brockle faced. The wildness of the markings would be controlled by another set of genes, similar to how some spotted cattle would have lots of white and some have very little. It is a dominant trait, which means that only 1 copy of the gene needs to be passed on for the trait to express itself. As far as horns go, the Shorthorn breed was originally horned, so it isn't surprising that you would get some horned calves out of cows that are polled. Horns are a recessive trait, which means that there needs to be 2 copies for the trait to express itself. It works similar to the Black/Red thing. [/QUOTE]
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