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Mwai, Okeyo, Hanotte, Olivier, Kwon, Young-Jun, Cho, Seoae·2015·Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

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At least 150 indigenous African cattle breeds have been named, but the majority of African cattle populations remain largely uncharacterized. As cattle breeds and populations in Africa adapted to various local environmental conditions, they acquired unique features. We know now that the history of African cattle was particularly complex and while several of its episodes remain debated, there is no doubt that African cattle population evolved dramatically over time. Today, we find a mosaic of genetically diverse population from the purest Bos taurus to the nearly pure Bos indicus. African cattle are now found all across the continent, with the exception of the Sahara and the river Congo basin. They are found on the rift valley highlands as well as below sea level in the Afar depression. These unique livestock genetic resources are in danger to disappear rapidly following uncontrolled crossbreeding and breed replacements with exotic breeds. Breeding improvement programs of African indigenous livestock remain too few while paradoxically the demand of livestock products is continually increasing. Many African indigenous breeds are endangered now, and their unique adaptive traits may be lost forever. This paper reviews the unique known characteristics of indigenous African cattle populations while describing the opportunities, the necessity and urgency to understand and utilize these resources to respond to the needs of the people of the continent and to the benefit of African farmers.

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Authors: Mwai, O., Hanotte, O., Kwon, Y.-J., & Cho, S.
Affiliations: University of Nottingham (GB)
Seoul National University (KR)
Corresponding author: Cho, Seoae
ORCID: Hanotte, Olivier
Venue: Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
Publisher: Asian Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
Published: 2015-06-11
Volume: 28
Issue: 7
Pages: 911-921
ISSN: 1011-2367 (ISSN-L)
1976-5517
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.15.0002r
PMC: PMC4478499
OpenAlex: W2298097074
Cited by: 300
References: 85
Citations by year: 2026: 33 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4
FWCI: 11.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by-nc
Locations: Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders: Rural Development Administration (PJ01134905)
Topics: Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Livestock Farming and Management
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Livestock and Poultry Management
Keywords: cattle breeds, livestock genetic resources, cattle, Bos indicus, crossbreeding, adaptive traits, African farmers

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