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Why aren’t all Hereford cattle
    used in commercial
production in Alberta polled?
Why aren’t all cattle used
   in commercial production polled?




Polled              vs           Horned
History of the breed
• Horned Herefords, 1860

• Polled Herefords, 1901

   - genetic mutation

   - crossbreed
Genetics
h = horned allele              H = polled allele
           h        h                 H      h

    h     hh        hh         h     Hh     hh

    h     hh        hh         h     Hh     hh
Carcass bruising
Why raise horned
                Herefords?
• tradition

• clientele

• years of selection

• history of bloodlines

• “purity” of the breed
Matter of choice




     OR
Why aren’t all Hereford cattle
    used in commercial
production in Alberta polled?
Why aren’t all cattle used
   in commercial production polled?




Polled              vs           Horned
History of the breed
• Horned Herefords, 1860

• Polled Herefords, 1901

   - genetic mutation

   - crossbreed
Genetics
h = horned allele              H = polled allele
           h        h                 H      h

    h     hh        hh         h     Hh     hh

    h     hh        hh         h     Hh     hh
Carcass bruising
Why raise horned
                Herefords?
• tradition

• clientele

• years of selection

• history of bloodlines

• “purity” of the breed
Matter of choice




     OR
Why aren't all Hereford cattle used in commercial production in Alberta polled?

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