Friday, July 31, 2009

Is there a species of Bovine(cattle) with both udders and horns(both on the one animal)?

I am assuming you are asking if female cattle have horns.





Yes, several breeds of cattle have horns and yes, the cows (females) have horns. But the bulls do not have udders (only the cows have udders)





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A thought to ponder: if cows have horns, why do some farmers put bells on them?

Is there a species of Bovine(cattle) with both udders and horns(both on the one animal)?
Obviously, it's only female bovids that have udders, but there are many bovid species in which both sexes have horns - for example, African buffalo, water buffalo, bison, gaur, eland, yak, topi, wildebeest, etc. In domestic cattle, too, it is usual for both sexes to have horns, it's just that many are dehorned when young to make them safer to handle, and there are certain breeds that have been specially bred to be hornless.





In response to Kate B and Oikos's answers, nilgai are one species in which females do not have horns. Others include impala, kudu and lechwe.
Reply:Lots of them. Domestic cattle - e.g. Highland, White Park; Gaur, Anoa, Bison, buffalo, nilgai... the ancestral condition is for horns in both sexes, but when polled individuals arise, this characteristic spreads as the energy needed for horn production goes elsewhere and these females have higher reproductive success.
Reply:Of course, many domestic cattle have horns and udders. Horns are not tied to sex; both cows and bulls can have horns.


The hornless variety is genetically dominant over the horned variety, so hornless cattle may produce horned offspring.
Reply:I can't think of any species of bovid that doesn't have horned females. It's the deer that (usually) don't have females with antlers.
Reply:All bovines have udders, and horns are dependent on the breed, most have them.
Reply:Highland Cattle


The Cows have udders and horns
Reply:yaks and aberdeen angus (i think) bison maybe
Reply:Yes, they are called cows. Bulls just have horns



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