geographical assessment of body measurements and qualitative traits in west african cattle. | a total of 1015 adult cows belonging to nine west african cattle breeds were assessed for 16 body measurements and 18 qualitative traits to ascertain the existence of geographical patterns of variation. sampling was carried out in 29 different provinces of mali, burkina faso and benin. for body measurements, taurine breeds took lower average values than the zebu breeds. sanga cattle took intermediate values. qualitative traits did not allow to differentiate among cattle groups (taurine, zebu or ... | 2015 | 26224600 |