Yes, scurred gene is different from horned. On cattle that have been dehorned the scur gene carrier can be hidden since the area removed with dehorning also removes the area that scurs grow from.tja477t":2tyzt671 said:thats what i thought but i wasnt sure if it made any difference if it was the sire or dam. i know a homo polled bull cant throw a horned calf, wasnt sure about the dam. i think scurs are a different gene all together
Amen to that bro.Ebenezer":2lyjsjls said:Two sets of scur genes: one is specific on Brahman cattle.
Only horns here on the farm are under the truck hood! :lol:
Then there's an African horned gene. Seen few F1 Watusi X Angus and F1 Watusi X Homo polled Black Sim crosses last fall at exotic sale, they have horns. Big horns as their Watusi mommas...but there's few individuals that was polled in the same batch.Ebenezer":mwt30osq said:Two sets of scur genes: one is specific on Brahman cattle.
Only horns here on the farm are under the truck hood! :lol:
There is an exception to the rule if the dam carries the African horn geneMuddy":11iit5oz said:The resulting calves won't be horned since homozygous polled is dominant over horned. However I don't understand how the scurred genetics work.
Dubcharo":3bse21uv said: