all Horn Description Traits

Sex Mean SD SE SS Trait Value Location MC
Overall Usually absent in both sexes: when present they are short or occur just as scurs. Unspecified-1402883412, Uganda
Overall Both sexes are usually hornless. Unspecified-1402883412, United States
Overall Present or absent in males, if present they usually have only one twist; females usually polled but if horns are present they are usually straight and flat. Rhodesian (obsolete synonym), Zimbabwe
Overall Small horns are the ideal but heavy horns are permissible. Unspecified-1402883395, Zimbabwe
Overall Horns usually present in males, slightly ribbed and spiralling backwards and outwards, then forwards. Unspecified-1402883412, Niger
Overall Present in both sexes: thick in males, set at least 2.5 cm apart at the base and spreading upwards, backwards and outwards; less heavy in females but also set apart and sloping backwards and outwards. Unspecified-1402883398, South Africa
Unspecified Present or absent in both sexes: strong in males (black colour preferred) and of medium length with open homonymous twist with straight axis projecting backwards and outwards; lighter, scimitar shaped and backward curving in female. Unspecified-1402883399, South Africa On Farm
Overall Present in both sexes: well developed in males and diverging; smaller and scimitar shaped in females. Unspecified-1402883404, Mozambique
Unspecified Sixty-nine percent of males have horns of medium length, projecting backwards and then outwards; 76 percent of females have lighter and narrower horns. Bechuanaland (but obsolete)., Niger
Unspecified Present in both sexes: strong, moderately heavy and long in males with homonymous twist projecting sideways or backwards and outwards; lighter, scimitar shaped and backward curving in females. Unspecified-1402883405, Swaziland