Boran cows are a beef cattle breed. They’re raised for meat production.
Boran cows are a breed of beef cattle raised for meat production. It’s a Zebu breed that was created in Borana people of southern Ethiopia’s indigenous Zebu cows. Typically, the strain is fawn or white with the bulls in coloration. These critters have similarities and they’re also descended from the western shore of India from the cows.
Boran Cattle Characteristics
The Boran cows are small to moderate-sized creatures. There are various kinds of creatures. The Orma Boran breed is bigger compared to the Kenyan Boran, and the tiniest of the Boran breed. The burden of the Orma Boran bulls that are older ranges from 250. From 225 to 355 kg ordinary bodyweight of the cows differ on the other hand.
The Kenyan Boran breed was developed in the Orma Boran, Borana, and Somali Boran. Because of the hindquarters of this Kenyan Boran and this magnitude, it’s distinguished from Boran.
The Kenyan Boran is larger than the Orma Boran. And on an average bodyweight of this Kenyan Boran bulls range from 550 to 850. While the bodyweight of the cows differs from 400 to 550 kg.
Brown and coat colors also have been found, although the coat color of this Kenyan Boran cows is white with spots. Both cows and bulls have horns, and their horns are smaller in size. Photo and information from Wikipedia.
The Boran cows are a breed of cows. As they were in Africa for more than a million decades, they are adapted to local conditions.
They have immune to parasites and are famous for docility, hardiness, fertility, and adulthood. The strain shows immunity to warmth, ticks and eye ailments. It may survive on excellent feed and can endure a lack of water. Other Bos indicus cattle breeds mature not than the breed.
The Boran strain was created by the ranchers and it had been found in Somalia, southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. The strain was imported to Australia. The Boran Cattle Breeder’s Society was handled since 1951 and breed that creature in Kenya.
There were roughly 454 beef ranches in Kenya as of 2008. And those ranches could be categorized based on possession as a member of ranches that were amalgamated: five groups, group ranches, authorities ranches, ranches that were private and ranches that were people.
Boran Cattle Breed Information
| Breed Name | Boran |
| Other Name | None |
| Breed Purpose | Mainly meat |
| Special Notes | Strong, very hardy, well adapted to native climates, good for meat, excellent meat quality, grow relatively faster |
| Breed Size | Small to medium |
| Weight Bulls | 250-395 kg |
| Cows | 225-355 kg |
| Climate Tolerance | Native climates |
| Coat Color | Black, fawn, red, white |
| Horned | Yes |
| Milk Yield | Poor |
| Rarity | Common |
| Country/Place of Origin | Eastern Africa |
