What does poled mean?I just read a sale advertisement for bulls,double poled.
2006-11-14 08:59:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Polled means absence of horns. Double polled means both parents were born without horns. This exponentially decreases the chance of these bulls producing offspring with horns. The poll of an animal is the top of his head.
2006-11-14 11:23:45 · answer #1 · answered by reblcwgrl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Double polled would refer to a bull who comes from 2 naturally polled parents. He is most likely to produce naturally polled offspring.
As metioned above (in greater detail), the term (naturally) polled refers to cattle who are born without a tendency for horns. Some people would also call a dehorned animal polled, when in fact it is just a dehorned animal, and if reproducing, it is likely to pass on the genes for a horned calf, rather than a polled calf.
2006-11-14 10:38:06 · answer #2 · answered by JouLe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that both it's parents were born with no horns. It also means that when you breed him the chances of the calves not growing horns are much higher.
2006-11-14 11:08:57 · answer #3 · answered by Dena F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In cattle "polled" refers to the absence of horns. Usually the term is used to refer to "naturally polled" animals. "polled" or "naturally polled" is used to refer to animals that never grow horns because of a genetic condition. the word "horned" is used to refer both to animals that have horns and those whose horns have been removed.
2006-11-14 09:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their horns have been removed from under the skin which stops them for growing.
2006-11-14 13:53:22 · answer #5 · answered by nikita p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means de-horned or without horns
2006-11-14 19:23:22 · answer #6 · answered by Loollea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dehorned
2006-11-14 09:06:44 · answer #7 · answered by wildmedicsue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋