Cattle
Hammer Cattle
Distribution
Small East African Zebu type, distributed in Hammer area of South Omo and maintained by the Hammer and neighboring pastoralist tribes.
Purpose of keeping and measurable traits
milk, work and meat
Phenotypic and genetic characteristic
Adaptive in lowland and humid environment white or grey, but there are also some chestnut and roan animals Horns are short to medium; humps are prominent;
Current population status
Risk is unknown
Improvement and conservation activity
conventionally practiced by farmers
Hammer cattle
Hammer cattle