cattle breeds in ethiopia
Out of 56.71 million the female cattle constitute about 55.45 percent and the remaining 44.55 percent are male cattle. From the total cattle in the country, 98.66 percent are local breeds ⦠MSc Thesis, Alemaya University, Ethiopia; 2004b. Edea Z(1), Dadi H, Kim SW, Dessie T, Lee T, Kim H, Kim JJ, Kim KS. Ethiopia, at the Horn of Africa, is home to the largest livestock population in Africa with over 50 million cattle, of which more than 99% are the indigenous Zebu breed; the remaining animals are of imported exotic or mixed breeds . DAGRIS there are 33 recognized indigenous cattle breeds in Ethiopia. Animal Genetic Resources Information Bulletin, 36: 7â20 CrossRef Google Scholar Although there is no scientific evidence, the breed is expected to perform in tsetse belts better than most other breeds in Ethiopia. As many breeds and species in Ethiopia are not well characterized, the LMP urges greater study of local breed production, reproduction and other important characteristics contributing to organized within-breed selection. Introduction Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa and is estimated to be 53.99 million heads of cattle. Ethiopia has about 28 cattle breeds with a population of 59.5 million (Central Statistics Agency, Central Statistical Authority [CSA], [2016]â2017; Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, 2016). The breeds have been heavily (>90%) influenced by zebu, followed by African, European and the NearâEastern taurine. These smallholder farmers practice crop dominated crop livestock agriculture and rear different types of farm animal species. Sheko is among 32 recognized cattle breeds in Ethiopia (DAGRIS, 2007) and is the only taurine of the east African region (Hanotte et al., 2000). Fogera cattle breed is one of the milk producing cattle in Ethiopia (Addisu et al., 2010). Beef cattle are those breeds of cattle that have been primarily used to produce meat. Overall, North Ethiopian cattle show a high level of withinâpopulation genetic variation (e.g. A The study was conducted to morphologically characterize indigenous cattle breeds and to develop structural indices to assess type and function of indigenous cattle in Soro and Misha districts of Hadiya zone Southern Ethiopia. In Ethiopia some breeds live in infected areas and could possess trypanotolerance. The aim of this study was to compare the four Ethiopian cattle breeds Abigar, Gurage, Horro and Sheko in aspects related to trypanotolerance. Indigenous Breeds of Cattle in Ethiopia Girma T. Kassie 1, Awudu Abdulai 2 and Clemens Wollny 3 1International maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Harare 2University of Kiel 3Bingen University of Applied12,3 Diversity of Ethiopiaâs topography, climate and cultural conditions has resulted in livestock production systems wherein, through time, selection both â ; by man and nature have led to the development 01 certain types and breeds Animal Genetic Resources Information. Fogera cattle is an Ethiopian breed of cattle. Cattle by Total Male Female Breed Number % Number % Number % Total 56,706,3 100 25,262,9 44.55 31,443,399 55 The remaining are hybrid and exotic breeds that accounted for about 1.19 percent and 0.14 percent, respectively. Study at Alemaya University of Agriculture (Wells et. Breeds incorporated into the database in recent years include Gamo highland and Gamo lowland in southern Ethiopia [1] Wegera, Dembia Medenes cattle Having about 53.4 million of cattle population (CSA, 2011), Ethiopia is reported to be endowed with largest livestock population in Africa. A Review on Dairy Cattle Breeding Practices in Ethiopia Debir Legesse Belay* South Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Hawassa Agricultural Research Center, P.o.Box 2126, Hawassa, Ethiopia Abstract This paper was Ethiopia has made unprecedented investments in agriculture in the past two decades. 2013 Mar 21;4:35. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00035. These ranches are Goba ranch that conserves Arsi cattle breed; Abernossa ranch that conserve Ethiopian Boran cattle; and Metekel and Andassa ranch that conserve Fogera cattle breed [ 7 , 8 ]. al., 1969) and Jersey cattle at Ada At Woreta, the agricultural research centre specialises in preserving the breed. In Ethiopia there is no well-reviewed works on genetic parameter estimates of reproductive performances of dairy cattle breeds. Int J Agric Sc Food Technol 5(1): 035-042 Indigenous Breeds of Cattle, their Productivity, Economic and Cultural Values in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences (IJRSAS) Page | 29 (v) Wadara: Wadara cattle, another Nigerian breed, are medium-sized, lightly built cattle, and are [1][2] One of its typical characteristics are broad hoofs, that allow it to move more easily in the marshes of the Fogera Plain.