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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 548212" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Frankie -- well, no use crying over spilt milk, so to speak, but I WILL get to the bottom of this. The greatest loss is monetary, since I'd planned all along to sell the calf. I'd never calve a Holstein springer out unless I had a dairy; they're worth far too much $$$ to keep.</p><p></p><p>I'm currently waiting for a response from Select Sires as to DNA testing. I'm presuming Classic has a DNA record on file, and he'd have to or else there'd be no point in my DNA testing the calf. I just need to figure out how to test the calf <em>and </em>have it compared to Classic's DNA record.</p><p></p><p>Randi -- it's pretty common for angus/hol crosses to have a bit of white on their underline (often udder and navel), so that wasn't a surprise. The surprise on that calf in the pic was that he had white on his face; I hadn't seen that before. Seen the white tail on half angus animals, but not the white head markings. (BTW, the sire to that black/white calf in the pic is also the sire to my #12 heifer that just calved.) Regardless of the genetics of it, I've never seen a straight Holstein that didn't have at least one white hoof (and usually all four), where that steer calf didn't have any white on his legs. </p><p></p><p>All the 3/4 Holstein calves I've seen have been marked up like a straight Holstein, so that was what I was expecting #12 to have. However, after I get this lil bugger checked, I may take back everything I said if he ends up being 3/4 Holstein. :lol: I'm not expecting that though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 548212, member: 852"] Frankie -- well, no use crying over spilt milk, so to speak, but I WILL get to the bottom of this. The greatest loss is monetary, since I'd planned all along to sell the calf. I'd never calve a Holstein springer out unless I had a dairy; they're worth far too much $$$ to keep. I'm currently waiting for a response from Select Sires as to DNA testing. I'm presuming Classic has a DNA record on file, and he'd have to or else there'd be no point in my DNA testing the calf. I just need to figure out how to test the calf [i]and [/i]have it compared to Classic's DNA record. Randi -- it's pretty common for angus/hol crosses to have a bit of white on their underline (often udder and navel), so that wasn't a surprise. The surprise on that calf in the pic was that he had white on his face; I hadn't seen that before. Seen the white tail on half angus animals, but not the white head markings. (BTW, the sire to that black/white calf in the pic is also the sire to my #12 heifer that just calved.) Regardless of the genetics of it, I've never seen a straight Holstein that didn't have at least one white hoof (and usually all four), where that steer calf didn't have any white on his legs. All the 3/4 Holstein calves I've seen have been marked up like a straight Holstein, so that was what I was expecting #12 to have. However, after I get this lil bugger checked, I may take back everything I said if he ends up being 3/4 Holstein. :lol: I'm not expecting that though. [/QUOTE]
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