A comparison of production traits between horned and polled Romanian Brown Cattle
Journal Title: Animal Biology & Animal Husbandry - International Journal of the Bioflux Society - Year 2012, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Cattle are subject to a multiple invasive and painful procedures which may have short term and long term consequences. Examples affecting cattle include castration, dehorning, branding and taildocking. Selection and breeding of polled cattle has been proposed as an alternative because it eliminates animal pain and production expenses associated with dehorning and disbudding. Little literature evidence is available about dairy polled breeds taking into consideration the comparison of some traits between horned and polled individuals. In the present paper were analyzed 25 lactations of horned Romanian Brown Cattle and 39 lactations of polled cattle. All cattle are subject of extensive breeding systems in Maramures County, being in property of different small farms. Our study shows clearly that there are no differences between polled and horned Romanian Brown Cattle for analyzed traits. As future objectives for Romanian Brown Cattle is to develop a breeding programme taking into consideration the genetic merit of the male and female due to genomic selection, identification of PP dominant animals for polled gene and the selection of the desired individuals for reproduction.
Authors and Affiliations
Grigore Onaciu, Ovidiu Pentelescu, Eugen Jurco
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