Shuwa

Cattle

The Shuwa cattle are also known by the names Arab Shuwa, Arab Choa or Wadera cattle. They are called Arab cattle either with reference to their home country or the traders who introduced them in to the Chad region. They are known to have been brought to the region by the migrant Shuwa Arab nomads. As is evident from their wide distribution, the Shuwa cattle are influenced by the North Sudan Zebu in the East, and by the Fulani in Cameroon. They are found throughout Chad (mainly Ouaddai, Batha and Kanem Districts, except in the southwest), in northeastern Nigeria (Bornu State) and in the extreme north of Cameroon. ref: agtr.ilri.org