Know your breeds
30 cattle breeds raised across Africa — from the trypanotolerant N'Dama of West Africa to the beef-champion Boran of the east and the registered Bonsmara of the south. Each profile covers weights, prices by country, care, feeding and disease resistance.
Beef breeds (17)
Nguni
BeefTick-resistant, multicolored coats
Bonsmara
Beef130K+ registered, SA's #1 beef breed
Boran
BeefAfrica's premier beef breed
Brahman
BeefPan-African heat-tolerant zebu
Red Bororo
BeefClassic Fulani nomadic cattle
N'Dama
BeefAfrica's famous trypanotolerant breed
Sokoto Gudali
BeefCompact, heavy Nigerian breed
Afrikaner
BeefSA's oldest breed, dating to 1652
Hereford
BeefGlobally recognized, white face breed
Angus
BeefPremium marbled beef breed
Drakensberger
BeefStriking solid black SA breed
Simbra
BeefFastest-growing SA composite breed
Gobra Zebu
BeefSenegal's dominant breed
Charolais
BeefOne of the largest beef breeds
Mashona
BeefZimbabwe's most important indigenous breed
Tswana
BeefBotswana's primary breed, EU-certified beef
Tuli
BeefGolden coat, growing international demand
Dairy breeds (3)
Dual-purpose breeds (9)
White Fulani
DualMost traded breed in West Africa
Simmentaler
DualOne of SA's most popular breeds
Maasai Zebu
DualCultural icon of the Maasai people
Azawak
DualElegant Sahel dairy-beef zebu
Adamawa Gudali
DualGood dairy potential for a zebu
Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu
Dual96% of Tanzania's 28M herd
Kuri
DualUnique inflated bulbous horns
Madagascar Zebu
DualNational emblem, 10M+ head
Djakoré
DualGobra × N'Dama trypanotolerant cross
