INHERITANCE OF THE HORNED, SCURRED, AND POLLED CONDITION IN CATTLE
INHERITANCE OF THE HORNED, SCURRED, AND POLLED CONDITION IN CATTLE
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DOI:
10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a108980
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
GREGORY, KE
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文献类型:
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作者:
LONG, CR;GREGORY, KE
The results from mating registered Angus, polled Hereford and Hereford sires to nonregistered Angus and horned Hereford dams are in general agreement with the previously proposed hypothesis that 4 independent loci control the inheritance of horns and scurs in cattle. Observations on 830 progeny produced from mating Angus, polled Hereford and Hereford sires to Angus and horned Hereford dams were discussed. A higher frequency of scurs, scurs of larger size and a higher frequency of bumps were associated with shape of poll in descending order from flat, round, peaked and extremely peaked. Presence and size of scurs and presence of bumps were not independent of shape of poll. Selection of cattle with a peaked poll should contribute to a reduction in the percentage of scurred animals produced.