What are Watusi cattle good for?

Table of Contents

Watusi cattle is used as a status symbol so they are rarely slaughtered for meat. The only other use for raising the cattle is to obtain milk. However, they produce milk very poorly, just under 1 liter a day during lactation period.

Are Watusi endangered?

First, Ankole-Watusi cattle, which have a population that is recovering in the U.S. Beltsville Small White turkeys almost went extinct in the 1970s and are still critically endangered.

Are Watusi cattle docile?

They are incredibly gentle creatures with a sweet nature, making them wonderful to have in petting zoos or for use in cattle shows. Though they are used for milk, meat, and show, this breed is still a bit of a novelty, so there aren’t many in the United States.

What is the average weight of a Watusi cow?

The Watusi breed cattle when mature is seen as a medium built breed with the average Watusi cow weighing between 950 to 1,200 pounds or 430 to 540 kilograms often giving birth to newborn calves weighing just about 30 to 50 pounds or 14 to 23 kilograms. The typical Watusi breed bull will weigh between 1,200 to 1,600 pounds or 540 to 730 kilograms.

How do Watusi cattle adapt to their environment?

These massive horns which have occasionally been seen as ornaments additionally serve the Watusi cattle breed by actively dispersing heat from within its body allowing the breed to adapt to climatic conditions within several regions affected by severe heat enabling the breed to survive during long drought periods.

Where do Ankole Watusi cattle come from?

The Ankole‑Watusi breed is part of the Sanga family of African cattle breeds, which originated over 2,000 years ago from a combination of the Egyptian Longhorn cattle and the Zebu Longhorns originally from India. Sanga cattle spread throughout eastern Africa, and many distinct breeds evolved.

What are the characteristics of Anglo-Watusi cattle?

One of the most prominent features of the Anglo-Watusi cattle breed is its long sweeping horns that grow out of their head spread quite wide apart and then extend upward. They have the longest or biggest horns of any cattle breed with a record length recorded at 40.7 inches long.