Cattle
Abergelle Cattle
Distribution
Tigray and adjacent districts of Amhara region of North Ethiopia Zenga type
Purpose of keeping and measurable traits
Drought power, Meat and Milk, Adult male 234±13kg, 153±15kg and1-1.5lts of milk yield per day with 150 days lactation length.
Phenotypic and genetic characteristic
Tolerant to heat, disease and parasite, ability to cope feed shortage, female long thin horn, male short thick horn, Small hump, dewlap, naval flaps, Black and mix of black with White color
Current population status
unknown
Improvement and conservation activity
conventionally practiced by farmers
