Colouring

mike skelton · Post by **mike skelton** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:20 pm

I'm sure this topic must have been discussed in the past, but i wondered if anyone could enlighten me as to the likely outcome of putting a black bull with a red cow

mike of Merimaker

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Pennielea · Post by **Pennielea** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:44 pm

Mike
Follow the' Red Dexter' which I will try to bring up after this

Ian

mike skelton · Post by **mike skelton** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:02 pm

Thanks ian
Having read the infomation i come to the conclusion that a black bull will only produce black or dun offspring from a red cow. is that correct?
Mike

Saffy · Post by **Saffy** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:10 pm

It depends, if your black bull carries dun or carries red. If it carries red it will produce a black or a red offspring when mated with a red cow, if it carries dun it will only be able to produce a black offspring with this mating.

I think that is correct.

Stephanie

Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:38 pm

I only had black bulls but I got plenty of red calves from mating with red cows. I also had a dun steer from a black x red mating.

Peter thornton · Post by **Peter thornton** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:39 pm

I've just had a dun from a red to red combination.

wagra dexters · Post by **wagra dexters** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:46 am

Google:- Irish Dexter cattle colour genetics chart, then click colour genetics chart.
Margaret.

wagra dexters · Post by **wagra dexters** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:48 am

I was in contact with Rebecca Perez from the above site, and found the information very enlightening.
Margaret.

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marion · Post by **marion** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:07 pm

Peter, I'm wondering about your dun calf from a redXred? I thought that was an impossibility. Could it be that one 'red' parent is actually a dun or that there has been a parentage mixup?

Broomcroft · Post by **Broomcroft** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:29 pm

I've got a black bull from mating a red bull X dun cow. So what will the black bull be capable of producing?

marion · Post by **marion** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:23 pm

Clive, He would definitely be carrying both red and dun, so could produce all three colours, depending on what colour(s) the cow was carrying.

Broomcroft · Post by **Broomcroft** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:44 pm

Thanks Marion, What if I put him to dun cows, would all the calves be dun?

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