Metadata

Conservation Status

Not extinct

Place of Breeding

Southern Somalia | Southeastern Ethiopia | Zanzibar, Tanzania | Kenya

Variety

Sanga-Zebu intermediate

Synonym

Surqo | Macien | Sorco | Surco | Surug

Description

Extinct in Kenya and Tanzania.

References

Abdi - Soojeede, M. I., Derow, A. H., & Mohamud - Buube, M. H. (2024). Varieties and Physical Characteristics of Indigenous Cattle Breeds in Somalia: A Literature Review. Journal for Research in Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 3(6), 24–32. https://doi.org/10.55544/jrasb.3.6.4

Krankykids.com. (2023, July 9). Jiddu. My daily cow® . https://www.krankykids.com/cows/mydailycow/J/Jiddu.html

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

Porter, V., Alderson, L., Hall, S. J. G., & Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason’s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding: 2 Volume Pack (1st ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI.