The Sharabi is native to the northern cultivated
areas of Iraq along the Tirgis River, the Sharabi is long in both
body and leg.
The hump is rather small which leads some to
believe that is is derived from a mizture of humped and humpless cattle.
The black-and-white and sometimes whiteback
coloration as well as the upturned small horns suggest a relationship
to the Jaulan of Syria.
The Sharabi is generally considered a poor
dairy animal but some females have been known to attain milk yeilds
of 6.8 kg per day.
Reference:
Genus Bos: Cattle Breeds of the World, 1985,
MSO-AGVET (Merck & Co., Inc.), Rahway, N.J.
Mason, I.L. 1996. A World Dictionary of Livestock
Breeds, Types and Varieties. Fourth Edition. C.A.B International.
273 pp.
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