Sheko cattle being kept, protected and studied at the ILRI farm in the Ghibe Valley of southern Ethiopia. The Sheko are endangered with only about 2,500 known to be alive. Their are valuable for their adaptation to climates where they are resistant to diseases carried by the tsetse fly. ILRI is studing and breeding the herd.
Contact: Woudyalew Mulatu
ILRI Ethiopia
w.mulatu@cgiar.org
Mobile: +251 911 40 91 89
PO Box 5689
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact: Shirley Tarawali
Theme Director - People, Livestock, and the Evironment
ILRI Ethiopia
s.tarawali@cgiar.org
Tel: +251 11 617 2221
Tel: +251 91 164 5738
PO Box 5689
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia