HEREDITARY TRANSMISSION OF EARMARKS.
A remarkable case of transmission: of earmarks by a -bull to his progeny is reported by Mr. •W. B. Kingston, Inspector of Stock, Gisborne. The animal in question,, a purebred Jersey, was calved at Ruakura in 1911, . and was earmarked with “tip off right ear." His progeny has been born marked as follows : Eight heifers (now two-year-olds) with tip ‘ off both ears, two heifers (now yearlings) with tip off right ear only) a calf (this season) with tip off both ears, and another calf whose ears are shown in the photograph on the opposite page. . In. this case, however, as will be noticed, the marks are in the nature of what is known as a “fork.” The bull is owned by Mr. James Haskins, of Manutuke, near Gisborne.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XIII, Issue 3, 20 September 1916, Page 212
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132HEREDITARY TRANSMISSION OF EARMARKS. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XIII, Issue 3, 20 September 1916, Page 212
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