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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14609"><p>You have been a big help on this subject, Dun. The study of genes and their potential is vital, but the info somehow just doesn't settle into my brain and stay. A good review, as you give from time to time, really helps me.</p><p></p><p>We have a 10 month old bull that has developed scurs. He is out of a Milking Shorthorn cow, sired by a polled Murray Grey. A friend wants to use the bull on her cows. With the info you have given, I can at least give her some idea of what to expect and of the odds. Those stats were NOT sitting in my brain waiting to be retrieved. LOL I'll print out your comments for my friend.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p><p></p><p>> What is her age? It seems that</p><p>> scurs don't "usually"</p><p>> show till later then horns. By the</p><p>> time she is a couple of months old</p><p>> you can tell if she is horned or</p><p>> polled. You can also sometimes</p><p>> tell by the shape of the head.</p><p>> It's hard to tell what the status</p><p>> of her horned or scurred genes</p><p>> are. There are DNA analysis that</p><p>> can be done or you can breed her</p><p>> to a horned bull 4 or 5 years in a</p><p>> row, if she ever has a horned calf</p><p>> you know she is heterozygous. Not</p><p>> much help am I?</p><p></p><p>> dunmovin farms</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14609"] You have been a big help on this subject, Dun. The study of genes and their potential is vital, but the info somehow just doesn't settle into my brain and stay. A good review, as you give from time to time, really helps me. We have a 10 month old bull that has developed scurs. He is out of a Milking Shorthorn cow, sired by a polled Murray Grey. A friend wants to use the bull on her cows. With the info you have given, I can at least give her some idea of what to expect and of the odds. Those stats were NOT sitting in my brain waiting to be retrieved. LOL I'll print out your comments for my friend. Thanks. > What is her age? It seems that > scurs don't "usually" > show till later then horns. By the > time she is a couple of months old > you can tell if she is horned or > polled. You can also sometimes > tell by the shape of the head. > It's hard to tell what the status > of her horned or scurred genes > are. There are DNA analysis that > can be done or you can breed her > to a horned bull 4 or 5 years in a > row, if she ever has a horned calf > you know she is heterozygous. Not > much help am I? > dunmovin farms [/QUOTE]
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