Cattle
Borana Cattle
Distribution
distributed in the southern rangelands of Ethiopia, around Liben, Mega and Arero plains kept by Borana pastoralists,large East African Zebu type breed
Purpose of keeping and measurable traits
Dual purpose Mainlyfor milk and meat, best feed converter produces 2.4 litres milk/day, ranges 300-385 kg male and 250-350 kg female
Phenotypic and genetic characteristic
long distance walking ability, drought resistance, reasonable conception, excellent mothering ability, well developed herd instinct, more docile and resistance, heat tolerance, longevity Short horned, mainly white, fawn or brown with darker shading color on the head, neck and shoulders.
Current population status
Risk with high destockingyoung and productive bulls before replacing themselves from stock
Improvement and conservation activity
In-situ conservation and selection with ranch and ex-situ conservation with cryoconservation.
Borana Cattle
Borana Cattle