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Both sexes are hornless. |
Danakil, Adal, Ethiopia |
On Station |
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Present in most cases, the horns pointing backwards. |
Small East African., Malawi |
On Farm |
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Horns are carried by 96% of all animals but 31% have only rudimentary horns. Normal horns are heavier in males than in females but in both sexes they grow in an upward and backward curve. |
Mozambique (Landim=Landrace in Portuguese); Small East African., Mozambique |
On Station |
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Ewe |
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Large, wide and spiral horns |
Foulbe, Waila,, Cameroon |
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Horns are absent in ewes and often in rams, which have mostly weak horns. |
Murle, Turkana, Gabbra, Uruguay |
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Females are normally, but not always, hornless. If males have horns, they are usually short and pointed, turning backwards. Polls in males are as common as horns. |
Masai, Kipsigis, Luo, Nandi, Samburu, Kenya |
On Station |
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Many are polled or with small jersey-like horns. |
Unspecified-1402883394, Ethiopia |
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Floating horns huge at the base. |
Unspecified-1402883444, Ethiopia |
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Extremely long horns, lyre or crescent-shaped sometimes forming a complete circle. |
Unspecified-1402883386, Ethiopia |
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Medium to large. |
Unspecified-1402883390, Ethiopia |
On Station |
