all Horn Description Traits

Sex Mean SD SE SS Trait Value Location MC
Overall Present or absent in both sexes: males flattened in cross-section, directed backwards with little lateral tendency; females finer and scimitar-shaped, some females have only scurs. Bantu, Matabeleland., Zimbabwe
Overall Present in 96 percent of both sexes but 31 per cent have rudimentary horns or scurs; heavier in males than females but grow upwards and backwards in both sexes. Mozambique (Landim=Landrace in Portuguese); Small East African., Mozambique
Unspecified When present rather light and of medium length: simple or partially twisted backwards or divergent sweep in males; usually backward sweeping in females but some diverge. Sudanese Nubian, Shukria, Sciucria, Sudan
Unspecified In 95 percent of both sexes: large and flattened in cross-section in males, homonymously twisted, projecting outwards or backwards; females finer and curving upwards and backwards. Sudan Desert., Sudan
Overall In both sexes: short to medium in length, slightly heavier in males but set close together on the skull; rather flattened dorso-ventrally and growing backwards close to the head and neck. Nigerian, Red Skin, Sokoto Red, Kano Brown (Kyasuwa), Katsina Light Brown, Mambilla, Bornu White, Buduma (in Chad), Damagaran dapple-grey , Nigeria
Overall Present in both sexes: strong in males, flattened in cross section, markedly ribbed, directed straight upwards and backwards diverging more or less then turning in wards at the tips, homonymously twisted with slow spiral, sometimes horizontal; female horn Sahel, West African Long-legged, Desert, Sudan, Fulani, Peul, Peulh, Gorane (Chad)., Chad
Overall In both sexes: erect or pointing slightly backwards in males, half to full twist, up to 45 cm in length, flattish in cross-section and slightly ribbed; light and scimitar shaped in females although asymmetrical and deformed horns not uncommon, round to ov Unspecified-1402883398, Ethiopia
Overall Absent more often. Sahel, West African Long-legged, Desert, Sudan, Fulani, Peul, Peulh, Gorane (Chad)., Chad
Female Up to 13 Sahel, West African Long-legged, Desert, Sudan, Fulani, Peul, Peulh, Gorane (Chad)., Chad
Overall Present in both sexes although polled animals not uncommon: generally short and carried close to nape of neck. Unspecified-1402883403, Uganda On Station