Boran, a popular cattle breed, is predominantly utilized and widely distributed across various countries of Africa (DAGRIS 2006). The Ethiopian Boran belongs to the group of Zebu cattle (Bos indicus), with their characteristic hump and pendulous dewlap. Available archaeological records indicate that zebu cattle are the most recent types of cattle to be introduced into Africa. Recent molecular genetic as well as archaeological evidences (Marshall 2000; Hanotte et al. 2002) also showed that the introduction of Zebu cattle into Africa centred in East Africa rather than through the land connection between Egypt and the Near East. Zebu cattle are known.
