December 22, 2023

Polled Intersex Syndrome: Why we don't breed polled to polled

Polled Intersex Syndrome (PIS) is something about goats that comes up every so often in various goat discussion forums. There is a lot of debate back and forth, but in the scientific literature things …

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January 11, 2022

Polled Intersex Syndrome (PIS) F.A.Q.

What is Polled Intersex Syndrome (PIS)?

In goats, PIS is the sex reversal of a female to male at puberty. Affected animals are usually sterile, display male traits like shaggy coats and behaviors …

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