Characteristics of sokoto gudali cattle breed

Physical characteristics: The coat colour of White Fulani is commonly white on a black skin with black ears, eyes, muzzle, hooves, horn tips and tip of tail. Their thoracic or sometimes intermediate hump and dewlap are well developed.

Present cattle population in Nigeria has been estimated as 15.3 million and breeds of cattle indigenous to Nigeria include White Fulani, Red Bororo, Sokoto Gudali, Adamawa Gudali, Wadara, Azawak, Muturu, Keteku, Ndama and Kuri.

In terms of weight, meat, and milk productivity (efficacy), Fulani of the listed breeds clearly differed from each other; White Fulani cattle is an important beef cattle breed reared in the Sahel region of Africa [4]. White Fulani is commonly used for meat, milk, and draught [4, 6–8, 9, 11].