Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu

The Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu is an Ethiopian breed or group of breeds of zebuine cattle. It is not reported to DAD-IS as a breed.[1]

Breeds or strains of the Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu include:[2][3]: 8 

  • the Adwa
  • the Ambo
  • the Arsi or Arusi
  • the Bale
  • the Goffa or Goffa Dwarf
  • the Guraghe
  • the Hammer
  • the Harar
  • the Jem-Jem or Black Highland Cattle
  • the Jijiga
  • the Mursi
  • the Ogaden Zebu or Lowland Zebu
  • the Smada.

Other breeds or types that may fall within this group include the Anniya, the Buche, the Dega, the Issa, the Jilbeguro, the Salea and the Sidamo.[4]: 98 

References

  1. ^ Breed data sheet: Ethiopia; Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2021.
  2. ^ Species: Cattle; Breed: Abyssinian Shorthorned. Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System/International Livestock Research Institute. Archived 14 April 2013.
  3. ^ J.E.O. Rege (1999). The State of African Cattle Genetic Resources I: Classification Framework and Identification of Threatened and Extinct Breeds. Animal Genetic Resources Information. 25 (1999): 1–25. doi:10.1017/S1014233900003448.
  4. ^ Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.


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