Red or Black Nose

Max · Post by **Max** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:49 am

Hi,
Some of my red calfs have black noses and some reds. What is the difference in breeding value?

regards from a snowy swiss

Duncan MacIntyre · Post by **Duncan MacIntyre** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:37 pm

Sorry I do not know enough to reply to this as fully as I should, but the difference is probably due to there being more than one red gene. I associate pink noses with more uniform reds and darker noses with reds which tend to have darker areas especially the fore quarters, but I might be talking total nonsense here and hope someone more knowledgeable on genetics will speak up The fact that I prefer a good uniform red to a more shaded sort is personal and does not really mean one is more valuable than the other.

Duncan

Inger · Post by **Inger** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:29 am

I was told that the red calves with black noses would go black as they grew older. The calves with red noses would stay red. The first group obviously carry a red gene though.

Jo Kemp · Post by **Jo Kemp** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:56 pm

I have a heifer with a 'black' nose and she is definitely a lovely red colour but in the show ring I believe it would be a minus point. Her mother is not as good a colour, darker shades on poll, but she has a 'red' nose. The heifer is due to calve but that will be black.
Jo

Carol K · Post by **Carol K** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:09 am

Why do they take points off for the black nose? Don't think that happens in the USA, how about Australia or NZ?
I was discussing this with someone the other week and wondering why there are the two nose colors on reds? Anyone know whare it comes from? do older red animals have black noses? Anyone have any pics of older reds with black noses?

Carol