all Horn Description Traits

Sex Mean SD SE SS Trait Value Location MCsort descending
Overall Very large, conical. Base circumference may exceed length. Borrie, Nigeria
Overall Usually present in males, variable in length but generally short, ribbed and spiralled; usually absent in females. Ethiopian Highland, Abyssinian, Legagora, Ethiopia
Overall Are medium size curving upwards and forwards or may be crescent shaped, some longhorned animals are found. Unspecified-1402883383, Madagascar
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 Horizontal position. Unspecified-1402883453, Niger
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
Overall Medium size, thicker in the male than the female and round in cross-section. They curved upwards, outwards and forwards and may be crescent or lyre-shaped. Some animals are hornless and are known as Bory; lose horns also occur. Unspecified-1402883383, Madagascar
Overall Usually present in males, triangular in cross-section, often only as scurs, otherwise typically curved backwards and then forwards; usually absent in females. Landoum, White Maure, White Arab, Senegal
Overall Horns in males are mainly pointed backwards and there was no record of polled goats. Shukria, Sciucria, Langae, Hassen, Beladi, Bledi., Eritrea
Overall Present in both sexes: thick in males, set at least 2.5 cm apart at the base and spreading upwards, backwards and outwards; less heavy in females but also set apart and sloping backwards and outwards. Unspecified-1402883398, South Africa