Cattle Colour Genetics

Well, wow it has been a very long time since I added anything here. Didn't have anything really to add. But the other morning, we had ...

Wow, thanks to the person who pointed out this mistake. It is a serious one!! In the Polled,Horned and Scurred post, I made a major Mistake ...

This one is rather confusing. We have been told that the recessive spotting gene is recessive to the Hereford gene. As a result one would ex...

The wild type gene, exhibits itself in more than one way. This calf exhibits how a calf can be born one color and then darken as she ages. ...

There are 3 different sets of genes that determine whether an animal will be polled, scurred or horned. Two of them can cause horns, and the...

We come to the Blaze gene. The Blaze gene, Bl, is incompletely dominant, and is common in the Simmental breed. BlBl animals generally have a...

The brockling gene Bc is what causes the brockle or mottled faces and legs we often see when we cross Herefords with Angus. There are many b...