Texas Longhorn Cattle at the Double Helix Ranch

	Double Helix Ranch Specializing in the Genetics and Breeding of Texas Longhorn Cattle
	E-mail David Hillis at DoubleHelix@austin.rr.com Phone: (512) 472-8614

Registered Texas Longhorn Cattle
Ranches near Johnson City, Pontotoc, and Dumont, Texas

Crown's Classic Shadow
Horns, conformation, size, color, and disposition, all in one package
Grand Champion Bull, Grand National Stock Show 2002
Top Selling Bull, TLBAA Horn Showcase Sale, 2003
Winner of many other shows and awards

L Brilliant Mary (one of our cows) and her 2003 newborn calf

Please see our individual pages for Texas Longhorn bulls, cows, heifers, steers, and newborn calves, as well as articles on the genetics of cattle coloration, the heritability of quantitative traits, inbreeding, cloning, selecting a Texas Longhorn herd sire, Texas Longhorn history, freeze branding, the effects of the El Niño cycle on Texas rainfall, and links to other information on Texas Longhorn cattle.

Texas Longhorn Genetics

Questions about cloning Texas Longhorns? Click here for a balanced discussion of the
pros and cons of cloning

We specialize in studying and promoting the genetic traits that make Texas Longhorn cattle unique, interesting, and valuable

As an example of Texas Longhorn genetics, consider the inheritance of coat color. Texas Longhorns are known to be highly variable in color, and in the words of J. Frank Dobie they are “more varied than the colors of the rainbow.” But actually, all the colors of Texas Longhorns (and of virtually all mammals) are formed from various combinations of just two pigments: eumelanin (black) and phaeomelanin (red). More>>

E-mail or call us for information about purchasing and raising your own Texas Longhorn cattle, or check out our prices on mature cows, calves, heifers, steers, or herd sire prospects. Texas Longhorns do well in almost any climate, and are relatively free of problems with disease or calving difficulty. They are striking and beautiful animals, and can even be trained for riding!

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