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New Mexico | "solidified genetic" BWF bull, over 90% of the calves will be BWF calves ( generally the afore 90 is closer to 95% of em BWF ).
Solidified explained:
Takes an original BWF bull who is out of a BWF dam.
Then, bring him back on some BWF cows.
Resultant bull calves have 4 generations of BWF in em: 3 are from the sire side and 1 or 2 ( if out of bronkle cow ) from the maternal side.
Resultants are thus a linebred BWF ( thus they breed True to color no matter what color cows you breed those bulls to ).
Keep in mind coming back on char cross cows, the Charolais color stamp IS dominent over any and all other colors.
So calves out of those will be an off white to greyish calf WITH the white or bald / bronkle face ( and black noses ).
Variation on the afore 5 to 10% is Red Baldy calves, because the red gene is recessive in a line bred baldie just like it's recessive in Black Angus.
btw, on selecting those bwf prospect bulls, ALWAYS stay with the dark noses, always stay with the dark ( ie pigment around the eyes ).
Also, a black spot or so on the face is a GOOD thing.
If you keep the pink noses and non pigment eyes...that keeps the red gene more towards dominent rather than recessive.
Side note on Herefords: If you breed pigment on pigment on pigment for a couple 3 generations, the Herfys "color in"...generally easier to make em strait Red than strait Black.
The folks in the Black Hereford breed have produced several strait Black Herefords ( no whiteface whatsoever ).
Edited by Markwright 1/7/2011 23:58
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crossing black angus cattle
