British Whites - another new video pg 6!
Jan 28, 2016 1:05:50 GMT -5
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Post by Tamara on Jan 28, 2016 1:05:50 GMT -5
Yesterday I took a trip out to see the British White cow and calf I'll be buying!
I also got to see the breeder, Lee's, other cows and calves and I took tons of photos. Lots of people here have expressed interest in seeing BWs so I decided to post some of them, as well as info on the breed and colouring.
First up - 'Amberlee' is a 2 year old, 'A' grade 3rd cross British White. She has a twin sister. She and her twin tested for both 60 and 59 chromosomes; because they are twins and due to some flaw? in the testing system, it is a mystery as to which is which. In BWs, 59 chromosomes can cause decreased fertility. Both sisters got pregnant and calved at the same time though.
'Ambevita' is Amberlee's heifer calf, about a month and a half old. She has not been karyotyped but we may test her in the future.
Amberlee is a very placid, laid-back girl. She was a little wary of being touched but then we'd only just met Her calf was also quiet; again, a little shy but not scared. Currently they are both being halter trained by Lee before they are delivered around the 10th of next month.
If you look closely you'll notice Amberlee has white eyelashes. She is slightly 'undermarked', meaning ideally she should have slightly more black on her. Lee is going to try out milking Amberlee sometime before she arrives too!
The breeder described Amberlee as smaller and finer than a regular BW. She actually looks very big in that photo but in reality she's not quite that large. Lee is very pleased with the calf, Ambevita as she is a nearly perfect example of a BW. Her baby coat is incredibly soft - like touching a fluffy cloud!
This cow is an overmarked first cross murray grey x BW with a correctly marked second cross calf. In the background you'll notice a BW cow displaying the rare red gene!
This calf also has the red gene, but is not overmarked.
This pen was filled with yearling heifers and steers of varying grades. 'Jaxelle', visible in the first two, is considered a perfectly marked BW, tested for 60 chromosomes and is registered. She was also offered for sale but for the previous reasons her price would have been double the market price.
This is a really lovely looking example of an overmarked heifer, but she was also very standoff-ish. First crosses - even with jerseys or other breeds - often look like this, but they can also be correctly marked, it's really just luck of the draw.
Just cute calves. I believe the far one gets the lovely grey-ish brown colouring from murray grey parentage.
This one's just for cuteness' sake, these are the breeder's milking cows. On the left is a guernsey x holstein with a little jersey mixed in, I think the other one is a holstein x angus. They also had a jersey x holstein, she looked like a jersey but was built like a tank! All of them were behemoths compared to Tallulah, it was interesting to see the size of other dairy cows.
I also got to see the breeder, Lee's, other cows and calves and I took tons of photos. Lots of people here have expressed interest in seeing BWs so I decided to post some of them, as well as info on the breed and colouring.
First up - 'Amberlee' is a 2 year old, 'A' grade 3rd cross British White. She has a twin sister. She and her twin tested for both 60 and 59 chromosomes; because they are twins and due to some flaw? in the testing system, it is a mystery as to which is which. In BWs, 59 chromosomes can cause decreased fertility. Both sisters got pregnant and calved at the same time though.
'Ambevita' is Amberlee's heifer calf, about a month and a half old. She has not been karyotyped but we may test her in the future.
Amberlee is a very placid, laid-back girl. She was a little wary of being touched but then we'd only just met Her calf was also quiet; again, a little shy but not scared. Currently they are both being halter trained by Lee before they are delivered around the 10th of next month.
If you look closely you'll notice Amberlee has white eyelashes. She is slightly 'undermarked', meaning ideally she should have slightly more black on her. Lee is going to try out milking Amberlee sometime before she arrives too!
The breeder described Amberlee as smaller and finer than a regular BW. She actually looks very big in that photo but in reality she's not quite that large. Lee is very pleased with the calf, Ambevita as she is a nearly perfect example of a BW. Her baby coat is incredibly soft - like touching a fluffy cloud!
This cow is an overmarked first cross murray grey x BW with a correctly marked second cross calf. In the background you'll notice a BW cow displaying the rare red gene!
This calf also has the red gene, but is not overmarked.
This pen was filled with yearling heifers and steers of varying grades. 'Jaxelle', visible in the first two, is considered a perfectly marked BW, tested for 60 chromosomes and is registered. She was also offered for sale but for the previous reasons her price would have been double the market price.
This is a really lovely looking example of an overmarked heifer, but she was also very standoff-ish. First crosses - even with jerseys or other breeds - often look like this, but they can also be correctly marked, it's really just luck of the draw.
Just cute calves. I believe the far one gets the lovely grey-ish brown colouring from murray grey parentage.
This one's just for cuteness' sake, these are the breeder's milking cows. On the left is a guernsey x holstein with a little jersey mixed in, I think the other one is a holstein x angus. They also had a jersey x holstein, she looked like a jersey but was built like a tank! All of them were behemoths compared to Tallulah, it was interesting to see the size of other dairy cows.