Question

Give Three Reasons Why Nguni Cow Are Reffered To As "Excellent Mother"

Answer 1

Answer:

The breed from the past for the future

Nguni cattle are a sub-type of the African Sanga cattle associated with the pastrolist cattle culture of the Negro/Bantu people of Africa. Protein analyses indicate that they have characteristics of both Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus cattle.

Physiologically they have charateristics that place them apart from both types. What is certain is that they have been shaped by natural selection in the African environment for thousands of years.

They are termed as "Excellent Mother" because of the following reasons:

• They have long productive lives, cows will produce 10 or more calves calving regularly. The cows show great efficiency and often wean calves that weigh 45-50% of their body mass.
• They develop excellent resistance to ticks and immunity to tick borne diseases. Disease incidence and mortality are low which ultimately helps them being great mother's and bear excellent calves.
• The cattle are heat and light tolerant and have thick pigmented skins covered with fine short hair of different mixtures of colour (Black, white, red, brown, cream and dun).

Thus the above reasons explain why Nguni cows are excellent mothers.

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Answer 2

Nguni cows are referred to as Excellent Mother because

- They have long productive lives which means they can produce for longer period of time.

- These cows show great efficiency.

- They often wean calves which weighs 40-50 percent of their body mass.

- They are known for their good temperament .

- They are heat and light tolerant, which means they can handle extreme heat and cold.