The
Baggara breed is part of the shorthorned
ZebuZebu, Bos primigenius indicus or Bos indicus, sometimes known as humped cattle or indicus cattle, are a type of domestic cattle originating in South Asia. They are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, drooping ears and a large dewlap...
group of breeds of eastern Africa. Baggara cattle are smaller and thinner than the
Boran breedBoran cattle are a popular beef breed in eastern Africa. They were developed in Kenya from the native shorthorned Zebu cattle of the Borana people of southern Ethiopia. They are usually white, with the bulls being darker...
of Kenya and Ethiopia. They are named for the
BaggaraThe Baggara Arabs or Baqqarah are a nomadic Bedouin people inhabiting Africa from between Lake Chad and the Nile, in the states of Sudan , Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic. They are also known as Shuwa Arabs...
people of western Sudan and central Chad, who keep Baggara cattle. Ironically, Baggara means cattle people in the Shuwa Arabic language of these people. The related
Butana and Kenana breedsButana and Kenana breeds are part of the shorthorned Zebu group of breeds of eastern Africa. What makes them unusual is that they are dairy breeds, unlike other breeds like the Boran, Baggara, Fung, etc. The Butana breed is found to the east of Khartoum in central Sudan, in the Butana region...
of the Nile Valley are dairy breeds and need much more feed and water than the Baggara, which are known for their hardiness and ability to thrive in the dry
SahelThe Sahel or Sahel Belt is a semi-arid tropical savanna and steppe ecoregion in Africa, which forms the transition between the Sahara to the north and the slightly less arid savanna belt to the south, known as the Sudan .-Geography:The Sahel runs 2,400...
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The
Baggara breed is part of the shorthorned
ZebuZebu, Bos primigenius indicus or Bos indicus, sometimes known as humped cattle or indicus cattle, are a type of domestic cattle originating in South Asia. They are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, drooping ears and a large dewlap...
group of breeds of eastern Africa. Baggara cattle are smaller and thinner than the
Boran breedBoran cattle are a popular beef breed in eastern Africa. They were developed in Kenya from the native shorthorned Zebu cattle of the Borana people of southern Ethiopia. They are usually white, with the bulls being darker...
of Kenya and Ethiopia. They are named for the
BaggaraThe Baggara Arabs or Baqqarah are a nomadic Bedouin people inhabiting Africa from between Lake Chad and the Nile, in the states of Sudan , Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic. They are also known as Shuwa Arabs...
people of western Sudan and central Chad, who keep Baggara cattle. Ironically, Baggara means cattle people in the Shuwa Arabic language of these people. The related
Butana and Kenana breedsButana and Kenana breeds are part of the shorthorned Zebu group of breeds of eastern Africa. What makes them unusual is that they are dairy breeds, unlike other breeds like the Boran, Baggara, Fung, etc. The Butana breed is found to the east of Khartoum in central Sudan, in the Butana region...
of the Nile Valley are dairy breeds and need much more feed and water than the Baggara, which are known for their hardiness and ability to thrive in the dry
SahelThe Sahel or Sahel Belt is a semi-arid tropical savanna and steppe ecoregion in Africa, which forms the transition between the Sahara to the north and the slightly less arid savanna belt to the south, known as the Sudan .-Geography:The Sahel runs 2,400...
. The Baggara breed is being improved by breeding projects of the Sudanese Department of Agriculture.