Breeds in Benin
Species | Group | Breed | Synonyms |
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Goats | Developed goat breeds | Vogan | |
Pigs | Unidentified Pig | Local pig of Benin | |
Cattle | Humpless Shorthorns | Somba | Atacora (in Benin), Mango, Konkomba (in Togo). |
Cattle | Humpless Shorthorns | Bakosi | Bakuri, Kosi |
Cattle | Humpless Longhorns | N'Dama | Boenca, Boyenca, Fouta Jallon, Fout, Malinke, Mandingo, N'Dama Petite, Fouta Malinke, Futa, N'Dama Peti, Gambian Longhorn |
Cattle | Recently Derived Breeds | Borgou | Borgu, Borgawa; Bobori |
Cattle | Humpless Shorthorns | Lagune | Mayombe or Dahomey (in DR Congo), Lagoon (in Ghana) |
Goats | Short-eared Small-horned | Djallonke | West African Dwarf, African Pygmy, African Dwarf, Chevre de Fouta Djallon, Guinean, Guinean Dwarf, Chevre guineene; Cameroon Dwarf, Ghana Dwarf, Ghana Forest, Forest Dwarf, Nigerian Dwarf, Grassland Dwarf, Congo Dwarf; Chevre Naine, Chevre de Casamance, |