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The Orma Boran is the smallest of the Boran breeds, smaller than the Kenyan Boran. Mature male Orma Boran range in size from 225 to 395 kilograms (496 to 871 lb), while females are from 250 to 355 kilograms (551 to 783 lb). [5] The Kenyan Boran developed from the Orma Boran, Borana, and Somali Boran. [5]
A Bonsmara bull in Namibia. The Bonsmara is a breed of cattle known for its high quality beef and resistance to local diseases. Originating in South Africa as a scientific experiment of professor Jan Bonsma, the Bonsmara was created after many cross matings and back-crosses consisting of five-eighths Afrikaner (), three-sixteenths Hereford, and three-sixteenths Shorthorn (both taurine types).
Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [1]Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species.
An Afrikander ox train in the Orange Free State. The Afrikaner or Africander is an African breed of taurine-indicine cattle in the Sanga group of African cattle. [4] [5] It is derived from the cattle of the Khoikhoi (Hottentot) people which were already present in the area of modern South Africa when the Dutch East India Company established the Cape Colony in 1652.
Bonsmara: South Africa Developed from 10/16 Afrikaner, 3/16 Hereford and 3/16 Shorthorn cattle. Boran: East Africa (Ethiopia-Kenya) Usually white, with the bulls being darker (sometimes almost black). Brahman: India, Pakistan and United States: Large, pendulous ears and dewlaps, hump over the shoulders. Brangus: United States
The term cattle was borrowed from Anglo-Norman catel (replacing native Old English terms like kine, now considered archaic, poetic, or dialectal), [1] itself from Medieval Latin capitale 'principal sum of money, capital', itself derived in turn from Latin caput 'head'.
Sanga cattle is the collective name for indigenous cattle of some regions in Africa. They are sometimes identified as a subspecies with the scientific name Bos taurus africanus. [2]
Boran (name), a Turkish masculine given name and a surname; Boran, Queen of Sassanid Persia; Boran languages, part of the proposed Bora–Witoto language family; Boran, or Borana people, a pastoralist people in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya Borana language; Boran cattle, a breed of cattle found in eastern Africa and associated with the ...