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A red and white heifer A red and white heifer. The expression of red colour replacing the black in Holsteins is a function of a recessive gene. [33] Assuming the allele 'B' stands for the dominant black and 'b' for the recessive red, cattle with the paired genes 'BB', 'Bb', or 'bB' would be black and white, while 'bb' cattle would be red and white.
The Husum Red Pied or Rotbunte Husumer is a rare Danish breed of domestic pig. [ 4 ] : 230 It is a red pig with a white belt or saddle which includes the forelegs, so the head, neck, rump and hind parts are red; it is considered a colour variant of the Angeln Saddleback .
Kian (11 June 1997 [1] – 2013) [2] was a red-and-white breeding bull.He was the first red Holstein bull from the Netherlands whose semen was sold worldwide; more than a million units of his frozen semen were sold.
2 Characteristics. 3 Population and ... almost totally white calf that was born in 1834 ... since 1969, Red Holstein have been crossed into Pinzgauer to increase the ...
Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [1]Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species.
The black gene is dominant to the red gene much like the Holsteins. Producers who are using the Norwegian Red for crossbreeding outside of Norway have the option of using either red or black sires if color is important to them. [14] Norwegian Red cows weigh about 575 kg or about 1,200 pounds while bulls weigh about 1000 kg or about 2,000 pounds ...
The coat is red or fawn (wheat-coloured), and may or may not be pied red-and-white or fawn-and-white. [3]: 192 The Guernsey produces rich and flavoursome milk. It traditionally had several other good qualities: it was long-lived, calved without difficulty, grazed well and – being relatively small-sized – was an efficient milk producer.
The Ayrshire (IPA / ˈ ɛər ʃ ər /) is a Scottish breed of dairy cattle.It originates in, and is named for, the county of Ayrshire in south-western Scotland. Ayrshires typically have red and white markings; the red can range from a shade of orange to a dark brown.