Show red and white holsteins holst Hols eins feins are not very desirable occasionally the offspring of a purebred holstein bull may be red and even when the dams dains are likewise purebred animals of the same breed when this happens it shows the cows also carry the red color but itis it Is not seen until mated with a bull that also carried it then about half the calves will be red and white in place of black and white red and white holsteins are not accepted for registry but are good for ordinary use As a matter of fact wien when such animals appear in a holstein Holst eln herd they are usually disposed of at once this roil red ant and white color Is very interesting from a breeding stan standpoint and the facts as stated tire are well understood another interesting fact fac t Is that if red and white offspring of black and white are mated the offspring will be all red and white the black color Is lost forever unless black and white blood Is again introduced |