Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu
The Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu or Ethiopian Highland Zebu is an Ethiopian breed or group of breeds of zebuine cattle.[1]: 2276 It is not reported to DAD-IS as a breed.[2]
Breeds or strains of the Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu include:[3][4]: 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.[5]: 98
References
[edit]- ^ Fedlu Hassen, Endashaw Bekele, Workneh Ayalew, Tadelle Dessie (2007). Genetic variability of five indigenous Ethiopian cattle breeds using RAPD markers. African Journal of Biotechnology. 6 (19): 2274–2279. doi:10.5555/20083255644.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Ethiopia; Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2021.
- ^ Species: Cattle; Breed: Abyssinian Shorthorned. Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System/International Livestock Research Institute. Archived 14 April 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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