Kuri

Cattle

The Kuri is a humpless longhorn (scientific name - Bos taurus longifrons), the very pure form of which is found in the island region of Lake Chad i.e. Djibadala, Koremeron, Debada and Bagdal (Malbrant et al. 1947). Other names of the breed at different locations are Baharie, Bare, Borrie, Boundouma, Dongole, Kouburi, Buduma, White Lake Chad, Boenca, Boyenca. The origin of Kuri cattle breed is obscure and uncertain. One theory considers the Kuri as a pure Hamitic Longhorn, which descended from the ancient Egyptian or Hamitic Longhorn as depicted in the Egyptian drawings. The Kuri probably branched off the stream of the Hamitic Longhorn on its north-westerly passage from Egypt and migrated south-west ward through the Sahara corridor to Lake Chad. Another theory considers the Kuri to be of the Sanga (Bos indicus x Bos taurus) type that originated from the intermixture of lateral-horned zebu and the hamitic longhorn in upper Egypt and present day Ethiopia (DAGRIS 2005). The Kuri predominates on the shores and islands of Lake Chad, which borders with Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. Its main habitat is in southern Chad and north-eastern Nigeria but they are also found in northern Cameroon, in the N'Guigmi province of Niger and to a limited extent, in the Central African Republic. The breed was also reported from Jikawo district of Gambella region in Western Ethiopia (Alberro et al. 1982). ref: agtr.ilri.org