Abyssinian_Shorthorned_Zebu

Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu

Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu

Ethiopian group of breeds of cattle

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. [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. [2]
    Species: Cattle; Breed: Abyssinian Shorthorned. Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System/International Livestock Research Institute. Archived 14 April 2013.
  3. [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. [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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