Inheritance Patterns of Nose and Coat Coloration in Cattle
Abstract
Three investigations in cattle nose and coat color, and body spotting inheritance did result in several hypotheses. In Gray Brahman cattle, black ear tipping appears to be inherited as a simple recessive.
Wild-type nose color from the E⁺ gene appears to be modified by an inhibitor gene, I, found in Charolais cattle. In Angus cattle which do not possess the wild-type gene, black nose color is not affected by the inhibitor gene.
Observations at Mc Gregor suggest that the blaze gene is not present in the Charolais breed.
Description
Program year: 1983-1984Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Subject
cattlenose color
coat color
Baldface-paint pattern
spotting
inheritance
black ear tipping
Charolais cattle
Angus cattle
blaze gene
Citation
Kerr, Jeffrey L. (1984). Inheritance Patterns of Nose and Coat Coloration in Cattle. University Undergraduate Fellows. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -KerrJ _1984.