Boran Cattle

Boran Cattle

The South African Boran was founded out of a need by commercial farmers that were tired of over managed and over fed animals and started searching for the ultimate grass fed animal. It had to survive in our country’s diverse climate and handle periodic droughts without any supplementation.

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Boran Cattle

Boran cattle were domesticated in 3 parts of the world because of this

Bos Indicus (Zebu cattle) was domesticated in the Indus Valley (Pakistan) 4000BC
European Bos Taurus was domesticated in eastern Europe 6000 BC
African Bos Taurus was domesticated in the eastern Sub-Saharan area 8000 BC and more to that

The first introduction into Africa, was hump-less taurine Hamitic Longhorns (Bos Taurus) and they arrived in the Nile Delta around 6000 BC. So the second introduction, that of the taurine Shorthorns (B. Taurus), supposedly occurred about 2750-2500 BC. The first introduction of the humped zebu Bos Indicus cattle was as early as 2000-1788 BC. The second introduction, associated with the Arab invasion of Africa, occurred at about 699 AD. African Bos Taurus was domesticated in Africa.6000 BC. The second introduction, that of the taurine Shorthorns (B. Taurus), supposedly occurred about 2750-2500 BC

The first introduction into Africa, was hump-less taurine Hamitic Longhorns (Bos Taurus) and they arrived in the Nile Delta around  6000 BC and the second introduction, that of the taurine Shorthorns (B. Taurus), supposedly occurred about 2750-2500 BC. The first introduction of the humped zebu Bos Indicus cattle was as early as 2000-1788 BC and  the second introduction, associated with the Arab invasion of Africa, occurred at about 699 AD. African Bos Taurus was domesticated in Africa. The first introduction into Africa, was because  hump-less taurine Hamitic Longhorns (Bos Taurus) and they arrived in the Nile Delta around 6000 BC. The second introduction, that of the taurine Shorthorns  and the first introduction of the humped zebu Bos Indicus cattle was as early as 2000-1788 BC. The second introduction, associated with the Arab invasion of Africa.Boran cattle thanks for you time note all our cattle

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