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Country

Specie

ISO3
UGA
Other name
Kyoga, Nsoga, Nyoro, Serere, Toro, Sese Island
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Color comments
uni coloured: usually yellow-dun or light red, occasionally red <br>multi coloured: black and white
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Horn shape size and comments
short and thick horns
Wither height males
116
Wither height females
119
Weight males
319.00
Weight females
350.00
Other specific visible traits
Sanga-Zebu intermediate; These animals are larger than the East African Zebu. The bulls have characteristic wrinkles around the eyes. Polling is uncommon. They are fairly large and beefy animals.
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
possibly composite of Ankole and Nkedi: The Nganda possesses characteristics which are intermediate between the Ankole and short horn Zebu breeds.
Location within country
Buganda region (Nganda); Bunyoro, Hoima and Masindi (Nyoro); Busoga, Jinga, Kamuli, lganda (Nsoga) and region surrounding lake Kyoga (Kyoga)
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown