all Horn Description Traits

Sex Mean SD SE SS Trait Value Location MC
Overall Horns are found on all males, and 89% are spiral while 11% are straight. They are directed backwards. Unspecified-1402883398, Ethiopia On Farm
Overall Males have curved (47%) and straight (41%) horns mainly pointing backwards (58%) with some pointed straight upwards (28%). Polled goats were 6% in both sexes. Arsis, Gishe, Sidama, Manta, Awarch, Ethiopia On Farm
Overall Straight horns, occur on 71% of the males, curved on 26%, with polled goats forming 3% of the population. Horns mainly point backwards (75%) or upwards (21%) and in a few cases laterally (2%). Woyto, Guji, Konso., Ethiopia
Overall There is a very high incidence of polledness (37%). Horned goats have straight (32%) or curved horns (29%). Kotu-Oromo, Ethiopia On Farm
Overall Most males bear straight (46%) upwards-pointing (64%) horns. Females appear to bear more curved horns (50%), most of which point upwards (55%), but 27% are orientated backwards and 12% are lateral pointing. Polled goats are found in 5% of males and 7% of Ogaden, Modugh, Mudugh, Dighier, Deghiyer, Dighi Yer, Denghier,Abgal, Ogaden, Issa-Somali, Habab, Maria, Bimal, Ethiopia
Overall Horns are mainly curved (41% in males, 46% in females), and pointed backwards in 38% of males and upwards in 48% females. Some 13% of horns in both sexes have a lateral orientation. A high incidence of polledness was recorded in both sexes (19 in males an Large-White Somali, Digodi, Melebo, Boran Somali, Benadir, Gigwain, Ethiopia
Overall Virtually all males have horns, 82% being straight and pointed backwards, 13% curved and 5% spiral. Brown Goat, Ethiopia On Farm
Overall There is a relatively high proportion of polled goats in the Western Highland population (14%), especially around lake Tana polled hermaphrodite goats were common. The horned goats have straight (76%) horns directed backwards (73%). Unspecified-1402883406, Ethiopia On Farm
Overall Most male goats have straight horns (85%) oriented backwards (77%). There are 12% polled males in the population. Unspecified-1402883406, Ethiopia
Overall Most males (83%) have straight horns pointing backwards (80%). A small proportion, 14%, have curved horns. The incidence of polledness is low at 3%. Unspecified-1402883401, Ethiopia On Farm