The scurs inheritance: new insights from the French Charolais breed

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Polled animals are valued in cattle industry because the absence of horns has a significant economic impact. However, some cattle are neither polled nor horned but have so-called scurs on their heads, which are corneous growths loose...

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Main Authors: Gautier Mathieu, Grohs Cécile, Capitan Aurélien, Eggen André
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/10/33