Anonymous, based on a photograph by Henry Ogg Forbes (d. 1932), the editor of The Natural History of Socotra and Abd-el-kuri, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Metadata
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last Record
The 1960s
Place of Breeding
Socotra Island, Yemen
Synonym
Sokotran
Extinction Reason
No purpose of the use due to change in agriculture and land use systems
References
Andah, B., Okpoko, A., Shaw, T., & Sinclair, P. (2014). The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns. London, UK: Routledge.
Leak, S. G. A. (1999). Tsetse Biology and Ecology: Their Role in the Epidemiology and Control of Trypanosomosis. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.
Rege, J. E. O. (1999). The state of African Cattle Genetic Resources I. Classification Framework and identification of threatened and extinct breeds. Animal Genetic Resources Information, 25, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1014233900003448
Rege, J. E. O., Aboagye, G. S., & Tawah, C. L. (n.d.). Shorthorn cattle of West and Central Africa I. Origin, distribution, classification and population statistics. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. https://www.fao.org/4/T1300T/t1300T04.htm
