Hornless cows are being bred by scientists so that farmers and dog walkers feel more safe in the countryside.
These hornless cattle are less likely to gore farmers or threaten dog walkers.
Around five Britons a year are killed by cows.
Animal geneticist Dr Alison Van Eenennaam, of the University of California, discovered it is possible to splice the “hornless” gene from Aberdeen Angus cattle into the widespread black-and-white Holstein diary cows so that they are born without protrusions.
However, they will not be arriving soon as regulators have not agreed that genetically engineered animals are allowed in the food chain.
The experimental cows produced by the University of California currently remain in quarantine.
