Table 1.

Dairy cattle breeds reared in tropical countries.

Region	Country	Dairy cattle breeds	References
East Africa	Ethiopia, Somalia	Horro, Guraghe, Arsi, Abigar, Zebu, Boran, Ambo, Adwa, Ogaden, Zebu Sanga, Fogera, Sanga, Raya-Azebo, Kerayu, Danakil, Bonga, Jimma, African taurine Sheko, East African shorthorn Zebu and Barca	Galukande et al. (26), Bora et al. (27)	Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania	Ankole, Holstein, Friesian, Jersey, Ayshire, Sahiwal, Boran, and East African shorthorn Zebu	Rewe et al. (28), Kabi et al. (29)	Tanzania	Boran, Sahiwal, Friesian, Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu	Msalya et al. (30), Kibona et al. (31)
West and central Africa	Nigeria, Cameroon	Bos taurus (humpless shorthorns and longhorns), White Fulani	Mwai et al. (32), Norezzine et al. (33)	Chad, Sudan, Senegal	White Fulani, Zebu Fulani	Norezzine et al. (33)
Southern Africa	South Africa, Zambia	Sanga cattle, Angoni, Tonga, Barotse, Mambwe, Baila and Lenje, Nsenga, Lozi, Swaka, Boran, Afrikander, Bonsmara, Jersey, Friesian, and Ayrshire	Mwai et al. (32), Odubote (34)
North Africa	Algerie	Brown Atlas, Montbeliarde, Brune des Alpes	FAO (35)	Egypt	Bos taurus, Brown atlas breed	FAO (35)	Mauritania	Moorish zebu and Fulani zebu	FAO (35)	Morocco	Brown atlas breed	FAO (35)	Tunisia	Normandy, Eastern Red and White, Brown Suiss, Tarentaise	FAO (35)
Asia	India	Ayshire, Brown Suiss, Guensey, Holstein, Friesian, Jersey, Sahiwal, Gir, Guzerá, Ratini, Kankrej, Tharparkar, Red Sindhi, Ongole, Deshi and Hariana	Saravanan et al. (36), Velayudhan et al. (37), Worku et al. (38), Peixoto et al. (39), Verma et al. (40)	Bangladesh, Thailand	Sahiwal, Holstein Friesian, Brown Suiss, Jersey, Red Dene, Red Sindhi, Brahman, and Thai Native	Chanda et al. (41), Boonkum et al. (6)	Sri Lanka	Deshi, Sindi, Sihaha	Chanda et al. (41)
Latin America	Costa Rica, Brazil	Criollo, Creole, Guzerá, Junqueira, Franqueiro, Caracu, Mocho Nacional, Nellore, Jersey, Gir, Holstein, Girolando	Egito et al. (42), Santana et al. (43), Santana et al. (44), Stumpf et al. (22)