Adamawa cattle

Adamawa are a breed of cattle indigenous to Adamawa, Nigeria. They are a multipurpose breed, used as a draught animal, and for beef and dairy production. The breed makes up 2% of Nigeria's total herd. This breed resembles white Fulani or bunaji having a medium to large size, with respect to horn medium size and also crescent in shape. The hump is pendulous in shape which is the main characteristics that differentiate it from white Fulani. [1]

References

Blench, Robert. Traditional Livestock Breeds: Geographical Distribution and Dynamics in Relations to the Ecology of West Africa, Chapter 3 Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Overseas Development Institute. (p 18)

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[1] Blench, Robert. Traditional Livestock Breeds: Geographical Distribution and Dynamics in Relations to the Ecology of West Africa, Chapter 3 Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Overseas Development Institute. (p 18)