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Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu

{{Short description|Ethiopian group of breeds of cattle}}

The Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu or Ethiopian Highland Zebu is an Ethiopian breed or group of breeds of zebuine cattle.{{r|ajob|p=2276}} It is not reported to DAD-IS as a breed.{{r|dad}}

Breeds or strains of the Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu include:{{r|dagris|rege|p2=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.{{r|cabi|p=98}}

References

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Fedlu Hassen, Endashaw Bekele, Workneh Ayalew, Tadelle Dessie (2007). [https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajb/article/download/58020/46385 Genetic variability of five indigenous Ethiopian cattle breeds using RAPD markers]. African Journal of Biotechnology. 6 (19): 2274–2279.

Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding] (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. {{ISBN|9781780647944}}.

[https://www.fao.org/dad-is/browse-by-country-and-species/en/ Breed data sheet: Ethiopia; Cattle]. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2021.

[https://archive.today/20130414113315/http://dagris.ilri.cgiar.org/browse.asp?SC=1&BN=Abyssinian+Shorthorned&dlPageSize=25 Species: Cattle; Breed: Abyssinian Shorthorned]. Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System/International Livestock Research Institute. Archived 14 April 2013.

J.E.O. Rege (1999). [https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/CF5F79FB95BCDBB51EDEF17F6670A96D/S1014233900003448a.pdf/the-state-of-african-cattle-genetic-resources-i-classification-framework-and-identification-of-threatened-and-extinct-breeds.pdf 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}}.

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Category:Cattle breeds originating in Ethiopia

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