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Old 07-09-2006 | 06:27 PM
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Default RE: PIebald buck

albino and piebalds are 2 diferent genetics. while both are straictly recessive genetics the albino lacks all pigment thus giving them the pink eyes and nose. the piebald still has the black nose and normal eyes. to reproduce the gene in both is donr the same way. but in order to reproduce the albino gene the albino needs to breed with another deer carying the albino gene. a normal looking deer can cary the heterozogous gene for albino and produce albino but an albino will not produce another albino with a normal deer. the same goes for pieds. an albino bred to a normal will produce a possible heterozogous animal then to see if it proves out that possible het would have to breed back to another het or albino deer in order to produce the albino. in short both the pieds and the albinos are a genetically defective animal therefore they are not good to have breeding in your herd. now they are cool to see and even cooler to harvest but they should be taken out if you are into correct management and you want the best healthiest herd.
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