[Jacob-list] 4 horn ewe skulls

[Linda]

What about five horned? I don't remember ever seeing or hearing about a 
3 horned either, but I have two 5 horned ewes at the moment. Without 
dissecting them, I can't be sure that they aren't six horned, but I 
believe not.

Linda

Neal and Louise Grose wrote:

> "Are there single horned cows? I want one :-)"

>  

> Now, ya just know I had to reply to that.

> I think the only way to get a single horned animal without surgery is 

> to have one that is horribly deformed. Two polls are a result of 

> symmetrical division of the whole animal. The polycerate gene works on 

> the poll position itself. I have even seen an instance where a Jacob 

> crossed with a polled sheep produced a polled offspring, and that 

> sheep went on to produce a 4 horned offspring (she also had a split 

> eyelid).

>  

> I do not think that I have ever seen a 3 horn individual, they are two 

> fused horns on one side and separate on the other. There is a separate 

> gene mechanism for symmetry from one side to the other. Oddly, one of 

> our best rams early rams for siring symmetrical horns was one that had 

> fused horns on both sides and looked like a massive two horn.

>  

> Neal Grose

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