How can hornless cattle be helpful

Chris Mccullough Freelance multi-media journalist. More about cattle dairy breeds genetically modified holstein us. Related articles. When the bulls are bred with horned females, Van Eenennaam expects that the offspring will not grow horns.

Van Eenennaam and her team see their gene editing as potentially speeding up the emergence of a trait that could naturally occur over generations of selective Angus-Holstein breeding.

Jennifer Kuzma, who co-directs the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at North Carolina State University, wants the food products from early gene-edited animals like the hornless Holsteins to be tested before hitting grocery store coolers. First posted March 14, If you have inside knowledge of a topic in the news, contact the ABC.

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By Michael Slezak and Penny Timms. Photo: Todd and Tony work through the cows during their morning milking. Photo: A calf watches as the disbudding gun is brought closer. Photo: The hot iron, ready to go. Photo: Todd pressing the hot iron into the cow's head.

Photo: Smoke rising from the cow's head. Photo: Bone and metal. Photo: The bone popping off. Photo: If dairy cows had horns they would pierce each other when being herded. Photo: Tony and Todd tending to one of their calves.

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Please provide a subject for the enquriy. We'll need to know what you want to contact us about so we can give you an answer. Contact Share. The challenge Dehorning cattle is costly Most cattle, especially in Northern Australia, have horns.

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