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Interesting Markings

randiliana

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We bought this cow as a bred heifer. She will be 9 years old this spring. The marking is only on the one side of her neck, it goes down the middle of her neck, and up the middle of her throat.

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Clarencen

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Would that be a birthmark? I have only seen cows with a birth mark a few tmes in my lifetime, but it seems they look something like that.
 

Denny

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It could have some shorthorn breeding I have a bred heifer that's a 1/8th shorthorn and she's got a big O on her right rib cage it looks simular to that.
 

randiliana

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Denny said:
It could have some shorthorn breeding I have a bred heifer that's a 1/8th shorthorn and she's got a big O on her right rib cage it looks simular to that.

She definitely has some shorthorn breeding in her. She has a star on her head, and a couple of small white spots low on her other hip. Plus she has thrown Shorthorn marked calves as well.

Don't know about the birthmark idea. I suppose that could be it as well. Although, how do you really tell whether it is a marking or a birthmark??
 
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