Polled Genetics – genetic transmission and benefits on and off farm
Posted On 24/07/2024
More and more genetics of true Fleckvieh come with polled genetics;
An example of true polled denoted by “PP”:
https://rind.bayern-genetik.de/en/fleckvieh/current-offer/genomic-polled-bulls-218.html?id=55181
An example of polled denoted by “Pp”:
An example of Polled/scurs denoted by “PS”:
https://rind.bayern-genetik.de/de/fleckvieh/a2a2-bullen-348.html?id=68099&lng=deu
On farm: Less work – as you can decrese or cut out dehorning.
Off farm: shipping cattle without horns is much safer and there is no risk of bruising up other cattle with horns.
You can use this handy chart below to know your odds of having polled genetics: