Scurs....any disadvantages?

[FLJoe]

My year old Beefmaster bull, who came from both polled parents, has sprouted scurs. Any problems with this in my future sales of his calves or in terms of safety. We run horses with our cattle. Thanks.

 

[dun]

The only problem I've had with scurs is they can ver unattractive and if they tear them off they'll bleed a bit.

dun

 

[Craig-TX]

They're ugly, but they won't hurt a thing. If your calves have them they will not be docked in the ring. Some cows with scurs won't bring as much which makes them a better buy.

Craig-TX

 

[Angus Cattle Shower]

Is it possible for a pure angus to grow scurs?

 

[FLJoe]

I would'nt think so, but I am not familiar with pure angus. We like a little ear in the south, thus my choosing beefmasters. I figured that because of the 1/4 short horn breeding, that scurs appear in Beefmasters.

 

[greenwillowherefords]

I would'nt think so, but I am not familiar with pure angus. We like a little ear in the south, thus my choosing beefmasters. I figured that because of the 1/4 short horn breeding, that scurs appear in Beefmasters.

Most shorthorn that I know of are actually polled. Don't Brahman cattle have horns?

 

[Beefy]

Hello fellow beefmaster enthusiast. you should post a photograph of your bull.

I think purebred angus are by definition polled. so i'm gonna vote no. i'm sure i'll be corrected if i'm wrong.

 

[Beefy]

brahmans have horns.lets not get into the african horn genes. i iz scurred!

 

[FLJoe]

Beefy...check your in box

 

[greenwillowherefords]

Beefmasters have Hereford influence. Did that come from horned or polled Herefords?

 

[Beefy]

horned *sigh*. guess what ive been doing all day?

 

[greenwillowherefords]

horned *sigh*. guess what ive been doing all day?

Dehorning. I hate the smell of the electric. Most of my cattle are polled.

 

[greenwillowherefords]

horned *sigh*. guess what ive been doing all day?

Dehorning. I hate the smell of the electric. Most of my cattle are polled.

 

[docgraybull]

I would'nt think so, but I am not familiar with pure angus. We like a little ear in the south, thus my choosing beefmasters. I figured that because of the 1/4 short horn breeding, that scurs appear in Beefmasters.

Most shorthorn that I know of are actually polled. Don't Brahman cattle have horns?

I think most, if not all, Brahmans have horns. Does anyone else find it ironic that a breed of cattle called Shorthorn is (for the most part, as far as I know) polled? :?:

 

[dun]

Polled Shorthorns are a derivative of the original horned shorthorns, much like Polled Herefords came from the original horned Herefords. The scur gene and horn gene are two completly diferent things. If an animal is horned, I don't know if it can't be scurred, but you wouldn't see them becouse they grow from the same spot on the head. It's just that horns grow from the skull and scurs grow from the hide.

dun

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

If an animal is horned, I don't know if it can't be scurred, but you wouldn't see them becouse they grow from the same spot on the head. It's just that horns grow from the skull and scurs grow from the hide.

That's corect. The horn gene is dominant over the scurred gene. So a horned animal can carry the scur gene and it would not be expressed. The scur gene is SEX based. It is a dominant gene for bulls (only need to inherit 1 gene to express them) and it is recessive gene for heifers (must inherit 2 genes to express them). But, like I said, even if they inherited the scrur gene, if they are horned, you won't know which cattle carry the scur gene. Cattle that are scurred are still considered "polled". Clear as mud?