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The cows are used in paying bride price a mandatory requirement among pastoral communities. They are a status symbol.
The cow should have a 12 to 14-month inter-calving cycle.
How much does a watusi cow cost. This Watusi for sale is one of our largest-bodied calves from the 2018 calf season. Vortex should develop into a very nice-looking steer with large horns. Picture taken in Fall 2020 and priced for sale at 2250.
Adult Bull is registered young bull is able to be registered and will come with the registration application his sire is JHF KY Colonel WWA FP2805 dam is Bar G Spotted Tanza WWAFP2080. We are asking for 5000 for the adult bull and the yearling 1500. The Watusi breed cattle when mature is seen as a medium built breed with the average Watusi cow weighing between 950 to 1200 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 1200 to 1600 pounds or 540 to 730 kilograms. Gentle bull with very nice color good temperament and easy to be around and to work with. Been in a pasture for the last several months with several watusi cows that are confirmed pregnant.
We are just needing to downsize the number of cattle on the ranch. Their unmistakably large horns can spear a lion. The tribes of Africa that rely on them for survival call them sacred.
They are built to survive in harsh conditions with sparse forage. What are these wonder cattle. What Are Ankole Watusi Cattle.
Ankole Watusi are part of a list of exotic cattle breeds that stands out from all the rest. A medium-sized bovine cows range from 950 to 1200 pounds and bulls from 1200 to 1500 pounds Ankole Watusi. Note that the prices of cows in Nigeria vary due to factors such as breed the location of purchase the age of the cow the cost of rearing the season of purchase and so on.
For example cow breeds that are reared for their meat tend to be more expensive than those reared for milk. A different breed of cows is available at The Cattle Range where the cow price ranges from 1200 3500 as of May 2017. A cost of cowcalf pair at Cattle-Exchange ranges from 1850 2200.
The Brides Price is paid for with Ankole cattle when it comes to marriage. The cows are used in paying bride price a mandatory requirement among pastoral communities. Parents claim they do not trust marrying off their daughters to families with no wealth.
Wealth is determined by the number of cows one possesses. How Much Do Cows Cost. Generally speaking a cow will cost between 2000 and 5000 a cow.
The actual cost depends on the weight of the cow the gender and the breed. Yearlings usually sell for between 800 and 1500. 1 calf at a time.
Cows rarely have twins or triplets but it can happen Lactation Period. Cows lactation period can last for up to about 10 months 305 days. 1 to 6 weeks after Calving Drying off Period.
The cow should have a 12 to 14-month inter-calving cycle. Drying off period for around 60 days before she can calve again. Depending on where it is bought a cow in Rwanda can cost anywhere between 324 and 568 which is unaffordable for many people.
Some program beneficiaries say that raising a cow is expensive but the cows have changed their lives for the better. Like Bwicubugize Aimerance Mukagatare a widowed mother of seven was given a cow in 2013. Cows Available for sale males and females Bonsmara heifers Nguni cows.
Outstanding quality variety of healthy males and females Bonsmara heifers bulls and calve for sale. Contact for more information whatsapp calls 0627232939. The cost to feed 1000 pound non lactating brood cows is 500 or 281 per day with 250ton hay.
Figuring out your feed costs for the year will be a bit different depending upon what you are feeding brood cows vs finishing steers or the resources you have available for instance plenty of grass or limited pasture and plenty of purchased feed. Cows of all sizes available we are located at ashaley botwe and ashiaman agrovestor ent we have cows horses goats sheep and rabbit for sale contact us to make a purchase we do delivery. Greater Accra Adenta May 27 Livestock Poultry - Cows.
In Rwanda and Burundi the Tutsi tribes Sanga variety is called the Watusi. The Rwanda common strain of Watusi is called Inkuku. The giant-horned strain owned by the Tutsi kings and chiefs is called the Inyambo though some current tribal reports claim that this type is now extinct.
Traditionally Ankole-Watusi were considered sacred. The Watusi like most livestock animals are a product of selective breeding. However unlike most cattle the Watusi have evolved on their own to be adaptive to the harsh dry seasons.
The hardiness of the cattle is one of the reasons why the animals are much valued and loved. Which brings us to fact 5. They are a status symbol.
The Ankole-Watusi cattle are a multipurpose breed of cattle. It is also known as Ankole Longhorn and sometimes known as simply Ankole or Watusi. It is a landrace breed a type of Sanga cattle and originally native to East Africa.
Its an ancient breed and ancient rock paintings and depictions of these animals have been observed in the Sahara region and in the Egyptian arts and pyramid walls. The cost will depend on the age gender the size where its being purchased from and geographical location. On average plan on spending anywhere from 800 to as much as 3000 per with bulls being 50 to 70 percent more than a cow.