Kouri

The kouri is a African race Bovin E . It can also bear the name of kuri , baharié , boudouma , buduma , budduma , budumu , chad , dongolé or kuburi .

Origin

It is originating in the areas bordering on the Lac Chad. One thus finds it with the Cameroun with the Niger, the Nigeria, and the Chad.

Their name of kouri their was given by the tribe Boudouma which practices the breeding on the side Chad IEN.

Morphology

The first element of recognition is the size and the establishment of its horns. It are fixed on a prominence of cranium and their diameter exceeds 15 cm. The length is variable, but can reach 1 Mr. It wears a black dress luisante. The mucous membranes are clearer than the hair (brown chocolate).

The cow weighs 550-700 kg and the bull 820-1100 kg.

Evolution

These powerful animals, with the bulky horns, constitute a species in the process of disappearance . The ox kouris herds cross regularly water of the lake Chad: these exhausting crossings often cause the drowning of éreintés animals. Herds of Zébu S come from North start to supplant the kouris decimated by epizooty S.

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