all Horn Description Traits

Sex Mean SD SE SS Trait Value Locationsort descending MC
Overall Usually present in males, variable in length but generally short, ribbed and spiralled; usually absent in females. Ethiopian Highland, Abyssinian, Legagora, Ethiopia
Unspecified Twisted Ethiopian Highland, Abyssinian, Legagora, Ethiopia
Overall Rams mostly have long twisted horns. Ethiopian Highland, Abyssinian, Legagora, Ethiopia On Station
Ewe Large, wide and spiral horns Foulbe, Waila,, Cameroon
Overall Almost universal in males, slightly flattened in cross-section and deeply ribbed, spiral in classic "ram's born" shape and long; about 32 percent of females carry horns, usually light and rudimentary. Futake, Banamba, Fulani, Mali
Overall Small, usually slender with no marked twist, in about 97 percent of animals. Galla, Ethiopia
Overall Both sexes are polled. Hamdani, Turkmenistan
Female Short curved horns Jabali, United Kingdom
Male Long horns curved to the back and then to the front forming a complete circles, sometimes with more than one loop Jabali, United Kingdom
Ewe Are polled Kars, Cildir, Kesik, Turkey