Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu

The Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu is an Ethiopian breed or group of breeds of zebuine cattle. It is not reported to DAD-IS as a breed.^[1]

Breeds or strains of the Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu include:^[2][3]: 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.^[4]: 98

References

1. Breed data sheet: Ethiopia; Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2021.
2. Species: Cattle; Breed: Abyssinian Shorthorned. Domestic Animal Genetic Resources Information System/International Livestock Research Institute. Archived 14 April 2013.
3. J.E.O. Rege (1999). 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.
4. Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.