Muturu | Animal Genetics Training Resources
Generally, two types of Muturu cattle have been identified: a larger Savannah-type and a Dwarf-Forest type, which appears to have evolved through adaptation to the humid forest environment. Most of the Muturu cattle of Nigeria belong to the Savannah type, spread over the Benue plateau, and smaller numbers are found further to the Southwest in ...
The Muturu: A rare sacred breed of cattle in Nigeria
2011年8月1日 · The Muturu, a trypanotolerant cattle breed is probably one of the least known breed of cattle in West Africa. Little has been published on its distribution, management, morphological characteristics or biological performance.
The Muturu: A rare sacred breed of cattle in Nigeria
2001年4月1日 · The Muturu, a trypanotolerant cattle breed is probably one of the least known breed of cattle in West Africa. Little has been published on its distribution, management, morphological...
The Muturu, a trypanotolerant cattle breed is probably one of the least known breed of cattle in West Africa. Little has been published on its distribution, management, morphological characteristics or biological performance. Early reports showed that the Muturu cattle were once widely distributed across the continent from Liberia,
The Muturu: A rare sacred breed of cattle in Nigeria - Academia.edu
This study aimed to identify the production locations of the Muturu breed of cattle which is an indigenous breed in Nigeria. The breed is endangered as the population has been reducing with time. To reverse this trend and enhance its conservation and renew production, its distribution and production constraints need to be documented.
MUTURU CATTLE BREED: FUNAAB Reinforces …
2023年2月9日 · The Research Fellow stated that the Muturu Cattle Breed has good meat quality which is higher than other indigenous breed, adding that it is docile, disease-resistant, tolerable to the environment, and can be handled by small-holder farmers.
Genome Sequence Analysis Reveals Selection Signatures in …
2019年6月4日 · The Muturu cattle, indigenous to the West African sub-region, is among the least characterized shorthorn (brachyceros) humpless Bos taurus, which include also the Somba, Baoulé, and Lagune. The word Muturu, the Hausa word for humpless, is used for all taurine shorthorns in English-speaking West African countries.
The Muturu: A rare sacred breed of cattle in Nigeria - Semantic …
The Muturu, a trypanotolerant cattle breed is probably one of the least known breed of cattle in West Africa. Little has been published on its distribution, management, morphological characteristics or biological performance.
Since the second half of the first millennium B.C, muturu cattle were the most wide-spread cattle breed in Nigeria until the Fulani invasion in 1820 [6]. Most of the muturu cattle of Nigeria belong to the savannah type, they were known to spread over the Benue plateau and smaller numbers are found further to the southwest in Oyo and Kwara [7].
Whole genome sequence-based genetic characterization of Muturu…
Muturu cattle, mostly found nowadays in Nigeria, have been classified as an endangered cattle population due to the rapid decline in their population size. They are among the shorthorn West African B. taurus trypanotolerance cattle.