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    Who has the wildest colored calf??

    Really wouldn't matter if there was black in her background. It's either a birthmark, or she's a Chimera. http://www.aqha.com/magazines/aqhj/content/2006content/06february/oneinamillion.pdf http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/genetics/medgen/chromo/mosaics.html...
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    HOW TO DOWNSIZE PICS TO POST ON STEERPLANET

    You can get this batch editer/resizer for free from http://www.fookes.com . It is called Easy Thumbnails, and its what I use. Easy to use and you can resize any # of photos. Randi
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    getting heifers to cycle?

    I agree, you most likely have something nutritional going on. What's your mineral program?? They need to be on a rising plane of nutrition (gaining weight) in order to have a good conception rate, and that can be tough when they are raising a calf. So if you are feeding them really well when...
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    Color

    Nope, the breed originates right here in Saskatchewan Canada. Not saying the animals couldn't have been imported.... http://www.canadianspecklepark.ca/breed_history.php
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    Who has the wildest colored calf??

    Here is some more color from the last few years First is Sons 4H steer 2 years ago 2nd out of a tiny Maine x cow bred Hereford 3rd out of a Longhorn type cow bred Angus 4th a good old cow we have. The mark is only on one side of her neck, like a line runs down the nape of her neck and right up...
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    Who has the wildest colored calf??

    How bout this one, not real spotty, but she sure changed color as she grew up. She is almost black now.
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    is color dominate?

    weeeelllllll, that is another topic altogether (argue)
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    is color dominate?

    I don't really know anything about hogs, but all animals should have a 'wild type' coloration. That's the original color that they would have had BEFORE domestication. All other colors and patterns are the result of mutations. Wild type in cattle is a reddish brown, darkening on the face, legs...
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    is color dominate?

    The Chianina breed has a dilution gene which removes only RED pigment. Now, whether it also works on the wild color I am not sure. I do know that there are a # of different dilution genes, in addition to the ones we commonly think of (Charolais and Simmental). Many of them are not really well...
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    is color dominate?

    That is still a baldie. It is just that they also have the Brockling gene, which is another dominant trait, but not the same gene as the white face gene.
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    is color dominate?

    You're welcome everyone, I'm glad I was able to help out. Not sure what you mean CAB about holstienxhereford. Anything with a hereford parent should be a baldie.
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    is color dominate?

    Here's a link for you. I did this up, hoping it would be helpful. http://easygenes.blogspot.com/ To start off, dominant means you only need one gene for the trait to be expressed Recessive means that you need 2 genes (Homozygous) for the trait to be expressed. Recessive is where you get the...
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