Irish Black cattle have been selectively bred and developed over the last forty years. Through careful and deliberate selection by dedicated lifelong cattleman, Irish Black blood has become so pure that Irish Black traits are genetically dominant. Irish Black cattle were genetically developed with insightful breeding of an entirely closed herd. As proof of their 99.99% pure blood, Irish Blacks have been trademarked in the United States. During the trademarking process it was proven that these cattle are significantly and notably unique to all other breeds of beef cattle in the US. As a result of this quality selection process, Irish Blacks 99.99% pure blood possesses the strength to dominate when crossed on any other beef cattle. Simply put, when you breed any beef cow to an Irish Black bull you will produce a calf that has all the traits of the Irish Black bull because Irish Black genes are dominant over those of any other cattle in the beef industry.
The secret to the dominance of Irish Blacks is in their genetic makeup, they are genetically “HOMOZYGOUS”. Homozygous means 100% dominance in breeding, homozygous traits are always passed on to the next generation. This means that because the Irish Blacks genes are homozygous the Irish Blacks dominant traits will become the same genetic traits given to any resulting calf no matter what breed of beef cow the mother is. As the beef market tightens this is extremely valuable to the beef industry. Producers who want to succeed must produce calves who perform exceptionally well in the feedlot and go on to return premium prices for high cut out values. Dominant genetics linked to top quality beef traits, as seen in Irish Blacks, promise a stronger future for the beef industry.
