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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 |
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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 |
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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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Have long spiral horns |
Naami, Shefali, Turkmenistan |
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Are polled and although some females have short horns. |
Naami, Shefali, Turkmenistan |
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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 |
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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 |
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Are small to medium in length and not thick, they usually project outwards, upwards and slightly forwards, but may also be devoid of cores and hung down wards. |
Peuhl, Foulbé , Cameroon |
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The horns, which are not thick, are small to medium in length, projecting outward, upwards and slightly forwards. |
Peuhl, Foulbé , Cameroon |
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Present in males and loosely spiralled. |
Peul, Peulh, Peul-Peul, Foulbe, Fulbe, Bornu, Sambourou, , Senegal |
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