1. By Hughston Bogart & Wenner Benner
Dwarfism in Cattle
By Hughston Bogart & Wenner Benner

2. Classification
Long head causes small size but does not affect the bone growth in nasal passages. Inherited as a simple recessive trait.

3. History
In 1963 Johnson first found signs of dwarfism in Hereford Cattle they believed was do to autosomal resessive
Later in 1963 chambers

4. Cause of the Disease
The autosomal resissive gene in the male

5. Animals
Cattle

6. signs
Short legs
Short buddy
Short neck

7. treatment
Do not breed it
Kill it

8. websites www.iowabeefcenter.org/pdfs/bch/01900.pdf
jhered.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/56/5/243.pdf