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A polled bull (or cow) is an animal that was bred to not develop horns. However, a bull that developed horns but then had them cut off (called dehorning) may also be mistakenly referred to as a polled bull.

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If a cow with horns is bred to a polled bull will her offspring be polled?

Yes, the offspring has a 50% chance of being polled. The polled gene is dominant over the horned gene, so if the bull does not carry the horned gene, the offspring will not have horns.


If a hornless bull mates with a horned cow what are the two genotypes of the two parents?

The hornless bull would have a genotype of hh, indicating it has two copies of the recessive allele for hornlessness. The horned cow would have a genotype of Hh, indicating it has one copy of the dominant allele for horns and one copy of the recessive allele for hornlessness.


Will a longhorn bull put horns on an angus?

No. Horns are recessive-dominant, thus only appear if both parents are heterozygous polled (appear polled but have the horn gene), one is horned and the other hetero polled, or both are horned. Angus are homozygous polled, which means the first generation of offspring from a cross such as this will give you calves that are polled. They will, however, have the horn gene which means that if they are bred to a horned bull or cow, there's a much greater chance that their offspring will be horned.


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Vincent Van Gogh cut of his ear because he and his friend Paul Gauguin had a fall out and Van Gogh was so angry he cut of his ear.


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If you mate a Hereford bull with horns to a female without horns if the female is homozygous for the no horns how many calves could be born without horns Why?

All the calves would be born without horns because the gene for no horns (polled) is dominant. The female being homozygous for no horns means she carries two copies of the gene for no horns, which would be passed on to all her offspring.


Is the tarentaise horned or polled?

Polled.


Are belted gallaway polled or horned?

Polled.


What breed of female cattle have horns?

Almost all breeds of cattle are born with buds, the ability to grow horns. The horns are almost always removed at a young age. Sometimes farmers allow the cattle to grow horns, depending on what breed they're raising. A few breeds have been developed in which the offspring are polled, that is, do not have the ability to grow horns. Holsteins are naturally horned, so their horns need to be trimmed or cut before their horns get too big, which is when they are a few months old if horn buds can be seen or felt. However, other cows can be born polled or hornless and do not need to have their horns trimmed. Horns is a recessive gene in cattle, so if a horned cow mates with a polled bull, the offspring will be polled. But mating horned with horned produces horned offspring, or hetero polled with hetero polled have a 25% chance of producing horned offspring. The naturally polled breeds of cattle include Angus, Red Angus, Brangus, Red Brangus and Galloway.


What does a polled goat mean?

A polled goat is hornless.


What does polled mean for a sheep?

Polled cattle are those that are born without any buds that grow into horns. Instead they have in the middle of the top of their heads a knobby area that is called a poll, thus the reason that hornless cattle are called "polled." Polled is a genetic trait that is used in a lot of cattle today, and is a trait to be taken advantage of when the offspring has a horned sire or dam.


What breeds of cows are polled?

Angus, Red Angus, Polled Shorthorn, Polled Hereford, Brangus, Red Brangus, Red Poll, are the breeds that I can think of that are born naturally polled.