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Discuss five characteristics of indigenous cattle

      

Discuss five characteristics of indigenous cattle.

  

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Dominic
• They have humps that store fats
• They are fairly tolerant to high temperatures due to the presence of dewlap and thick hides
• They have high tolerance to tropical diseases e.g. trypanosomiasis
• They have low growth rate leading to late maturity
• They have low production of both milk and meat due to inheritance of bad traits
• They can walk for long distances in search of water and pasture
• They can stay for long periods without food and water without seriously affecting their performance and body condition

Dominic Onsase answered the question on March 1, 2018 at 10:53


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