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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 774705" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Rat-tail Syndrome</p><p></p><p>Rat-tail Syndrome is mentioned by ranchers more often than in the scientific literature. It is described in O'Brien et al. (1996) as a "short, charcoal-coloured hair coat and an abnormal, crooked, shortened tail switch". They further say it usually occurs in crossbreds of Angus and Simmental or Hereford. The jury is still out on whether this condition causes other than cosmetic problems.</p><p></p><p>O'Brien, M., A. Eggen, B. T. Murkve, Jurgella G, L. K. Doud, M. Pfister-Genskow, G. Hawkins, R. R. Schalles, D. Troyer and M. D. Bishop. 1996. Genetic investigation of the 'rat-tail' syndrome in Bos taurus cattle. Anim. Genet. 27 (Suppl. 2):104. </p><p>Schalles RR, Cundiff LV (1999) Inheritance of the "rat-tail" syndrome and its effect on calf performance. J. Anim. Sci. 77, 1144-1147. </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/colors.html" target="_blank">http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/colors.html</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/Cowboys.html" target="_blank">http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/Cowboys.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/index.html" target="_blank">http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/index.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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