Biology:Ankole (cattle)
The Ankole is a breed or group of breeds of African cattle, belonging to the broad Sanga cattle grouping of African breeds.[1][2]:604 It was probably introduced to Uganda between five and seven hundred years ago by nomadic pastoralists from more northerly parts of the continent.[3] It is distributed in much of eastern and central Africa, particularly in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and parts of Tanzania.[4]:109 There are at least five distinct regional strains, some of which may be reported as breeds in their own right.[5][4]:109[6]:14 These include:
- the Bahima, found in Uganda and the Congo, associated with the Bahima and other peoples;[6]:14[4]:109[7]
- the Bashi in the Congo;[6]:14[4]:110
- the Kigezi, kept by Bakiga people in the former Kigezi District of south-western Uganda[6]:14[4]:110[8]
- the Ruzizi, from the Ruzizi Valley between Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika[6]:14[4]:110[9]
- the Watusi, found in Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and parts of Tanzania, associated with Watusi or Tutsi people in those areas.[6]:14[4]:110[10] Two small herds of the Inyambo strain of Watusi are kept in Rwanda; it is not clear if or how these are related to the royal herd of Inyambo cattle reportedly confiscated and auctioned off in 1964.[4]:110
Types
Ankole cattle has a variety of types but there are three main varieties that include Bahema strain existing in Northern Kivu and Lake Edward areas, the Bashi strain located in Southern Kivu area near Lake Kivu, and lastly the Tutsi strain in Burundi, around the northern part of Tanganika Lake.[3][11]
References
- ↑ Ankole. Seaworld. Accessed November 2023.
- ↑ Marleen Felius (1995). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Doetinchem, Netherlands: Misset. ISBN:9789054390176.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ankole Cattle - Oklahoma State University" (in en). 2021-02-16. https://breeds.okstate.edu/cattle/ankole-cattle.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 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.
- ↑ Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN:9789251057629. Accessed January 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 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): 1–26.
- ↑ Bahima. International Livestock Research Institute: Animal Genetics Training Resource. Accessed April 2021.
- ↑ Kigezi. International Livestock Research Institute: Animal Genetics Training Resource. Accessed April 2021.
- ↑ Ruzizi. International Livestock Research Institute: Animal Genetics Training Resource. Accessed April 2021.
- ↑ Watusi. International Livestock Research Institute: Animal Genetics Training Resource. Accessed April 2021.
- ↑ Client, U. B. (2022-05-21). "Ankole Cows in Uganda - Rwanda | Ankole Cattle | Uganda Safaris Tours" (in en-US). https://www.ugandabudgetsafaris.com/blog/ankole-cows-in-uganda-rwanda/.
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