N'Dama
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Original source: N'Dama herd in West Africa
Author: ILRI

N'Dama are a breed of cattle from West Africa of the Bos taurus-type. Other names for them include Boenca or Boyenca (Guinea-Bissau) Fouta Jallon Fouta Longhorn Fouta Malinke Futa Malinke Mandingo (Liberia) N'Dama Petite (Senegal). Originating in the Guinea highlands they are also found in southern Senegal Guinea-Bissau Gambia Mali Côte d'Ivoire Liberia Nigeria and Sierra Leone. They are trypanotolerant allowing them to be kept in tsetse fly infested areas.

cattle are highly resistant to the Tsetse fly, a carrier of the disease Bovine Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping sickness). This trait is of importance in Australia where Buffalo fly is prevalent.1
characteristics of heat tolerance and insect resistance with the extreme gentleness, good meat, and high milk production of the Red Poll. St.2
icône vache N'Dama herd in West Africa.3
(trypanoresistant) and three Boran (susceptible) cattle during primary infection with T. congolense ILNat 3.1. In both groups an IgM response to congopain was elicited, thus demonstrating that congopain is antigenic in both types of cattle.4
- is not seriously affected by the disease.5
and Boran cattle as reservoirs of Trypanosoma vivax for different Glossina species Moloo SK, Gettinby G, Olubayo RO, Kabata JM, Okumu IO 6
and susceptible Boran cattle after infection with Trypanosoma congolense.7
breeds in Africa and Tuli and Brahman descendants in Australia using DNA microsatellite variation .8
cattle breed in their traditional region of West Africa.9
cattle in response to trypanosome. The next step will be to bread a small herd of disease-resistant cattle.10
cattle were imported for Senegal, West Africa in the 1800's. The island of St. Croix is the largest and southernmost of the U.S.11

Cattle were imported to the Caribbean Island of St. Croix from Senegal, West Africa.12
Cattle were imported to the Caribbean Island of St. Croix from Senegal, West Africa. St. Croix is the largest and Southernmost of the U.S.13
cattle, imported in the late 19th century, by crossing with Red Poll cattle.14
characteristics of heat tolerance and insect resistance with the extreme gentleness, good meat, and high milk production of the Red Poll.15
originated in West Africa, descending from humpless longhorn cattle of Egypt.Selecting cattle for your small farm: are you interested in milk? ...16
's superior traits of heat tolerance, insect resistance and ability to thrive on poor quality forage, with the carcase quality, high fertility, feed efficiency, quiet nature and renowned 17
, have been in Africa for thousands of years whilst other zebu breeds, such as Boran, have been introduced more recently from India.18
, a Bos taurus breed, was well suited for the Caribbean because of it's heat tolerance, insect & disease resistance and the ability to thrive on poor 19
, a Bos taurus breed, was well suited for the Caribbean because of its heat tolerance, insect and disease resistance and the ability to thrive on poor quality forage.20
, a native (Bos Taurus) of Senegal, North West Africa was crossed with the British breed, Red Poll.21