Conservation and utilisation of the Sahiwal cattle in Kenya
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Animal Genetic Resources Information
- Vol. 26, 35-44
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1014233900001176
Abstract
Summary: Sahiwal cattle are indigenous to Pakistan and India, and were imported to Kenya in 1930s and 1940s. The breed has been developed as a dual-purpose breed and is utilised in smallholder farming systems, beef and dairy ranching in marginal areas of Kenya which form 80% of the country. Conservation efforts include keeping of Sahiwal herds on state farms, individual ranches and the establishment of the Sahiwal semen bank at the Central Artificial Insemination Station at Kabete near Nairobi. Breeding of the Sahiwal has been promoted by the formation of the Sahiwal Breeders Society which has established breed standards for registration of Sahiwal cattle with the Kenya Stud Book.Keywords
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