Hereford (cattle)#Polled Hereford

The Polled Hereford Cattle (English: Polled Hereford ) is a hornless cattle breed that was first bred in Iowa in the United States.

It is very closely related to the Hereford cattle, which takes its name from the city of Hereford in western England. It was a genetic mutation that occurred in some animals of the Hereford breed. These cows were hornless offspring, who was re- crossed. Thus, the horn lots Herefords were born.

Warren Gammon, a young cattle farmer from Iowa in the United States, devoted himself to the idea of ​​the Horn lots Herefords and started the breeding herd book with eleven innate hornless cattle. Today in the U.S. the horn lots of Herefords and the Herefords under the " American Hereford Association " are summarized.

The Polled Hereford beef is prized for its strong forequarters its depth and muscling, his good-natured temperament, the fast growth of calves and good meat quality.