Freak horn bull

[whaletail]

Here is a video of a bull that I got on one of my trail cams.His right horn has a deformity that I have seen on bulls before. I actualy killed one very similar to this one a few years ago.I have seen several here on MM over the years that members have killed. 6chukar has a recent post that has a picture of his wifes bull that has a similar deformity.
My question is, does anyone know what causes these deformities?
I do not believe that it is caused by an injury. The pedicel is always down on the side of the head.It is obvious on the skull of my bull that the pedicel has not been broken or damaged it just grew in the wrong place.
I'm just curious to know what would cause this. Anybody got any ideas,or have have a medical explanation for this condition?

 

[carbonnation]

From what I have seen and guessed. Most of the bulls like that have a pedicle that is positioned on the side of the head rather than the top. The "club" or drop tine is the main beam growing out and down because of the malposition of the pedicle itself. The cause of this could be injury at a young age or a birth defect, maybe even genetics. I used to joke that the calf was dropped on its head during birth.

 

[whaletail]

>From what I have seen and
>guessed. Most of the
>bulls like that have a
>pedicle that is positioned on
>the side of the head
>rather than the top.
>The "club" or drop tine
>is the main beam growing
>out and down because of
>the malposition of the pedicle
>itself. The cause of
>this could be injury at
>a young age or a
>birth defect, maybe even genetics.
> I used to joke
>that the calf was dropped
>on its head during birth.

Thanks for your reply Carbonnation!
I tend to lean toward genetics as the cause for the deformity.Mostly because of the number of bulls in this area that have this.I get pictures every year of different bulls that have similar deformities.Here are some other pictures that I have gotten over the years.




This is a picture of the bull that I killed a few years ago.