Inheritance of muzzle print pattern of dam to their progeny in cattle (Bos indicus)

Abstract

The muzzle printometry was earned out on 12 pairs of dams and their progemes (including a pair of twin). The prints were obtained on white borosil filter paper by using dermatoglypher and examined by qualitative methods. The percentage of progemes inherting dam's characters for the muzzle pattern, shape of print and valley was 75 each while for valley pattern it was 83.3. According to the ridge pattern the percentage of progenes inherting dam's character for group a, b and c was 16, 7, 50 0 and 33.3 respectively. The prints of twin were dissimilar in qualiltative examination indicating dizygosity.