Finally, something I know about!!!!!  Yes, all calves are BORN hornless, in
the interest of keeping the cow to have another calf!!!!!  As far as I know
Herfords are the only polled cattle however.  Ruth



At 2:30 PM -0500 12/31/07, Gabriel Orgrease wrote:
>Bruce Marcham wrote:
>>
>> I see signs around here on some of the farms indicating they have
>> polled herefords. This link says it means they are born hornless (or
>> maybe it should be said they won't grow horns as I think all cattle
>> are born hornless). I think they are raised for their beef.
>>
>Bruce,
>
>Happy New Year to you and yours as well.
>
>My eyes are not so good for the small print and when I first read your
>e-mail I thought you were saying that the herefords were born HOMELESS.
>We had better let Seutonius know.
>
>My word for the day is catachresis.
>
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