Ghana Shorthorn

Cattle

The breed is thought to have originated from a variety of West African Savannah Shorthorn with some zebu influence. The breed is also known by other names viz. Ghanaian Shorthorn, Gold Coast Shorthorn, and WAS (but ambiguous) (DAGRIS 2005). These cattle are distributed everywhere in Ghana, but they are particularly concentrated in the North, especially towards the northwestern boarder around Bole, Wa, Lawra and Tumu. The northern part of Ashanti region is another area of concentration. Relatively pure Ghana Shorthorns are also found in reasonable numbers around Bouna in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire, and near Gaoua in Burkina Faso. There the cattle are still pure, while to the northeast they have become influenced by the zebu. ref: agtr.ilri.org