Canadian Angus Association - Genetic Defects: Hypotrichosis

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Hypotrichosis (HY)

This condition causes various degrees of hairlessness, affecting Angus; Ayrshire; Brangus; Holstein-Friesian; Hereford breeds. The condition is a simply inherited recessive trait.