The Ethiopian Boran breed originally descended from the first introduction of zebu into Africa from West Asia. The breed established its presence first in the semi-arid and arid pastoral Borana plateau of southern Ethiopia. The Borana pastoralist community maintains it. Pastoral movements and migrations led to spread of the Ethiopian Boran to the eastern rangelands in Ethiopia as well as into northern Kenya and southwestern Somalia. The Orma Boran, the Somali Boran and the Kenya Boran have evolved from these migrations. The Boran is now considered to have distinct groups of unimproved and improved Boran (DAGRIS 2006). The unimproved Boran.
