Jenubi
(most common name)

(local/other name):
• Fao
• Faw
• Janbi
• Ma’amir
• Zubairi
local/other name (Kurdish):
• Manga

The Jenubi is a zebu variety of the Iraqi, a Damascus type, and is raised in southeast and central Iraq.

The Jenubi may have some Red Sindhi blood.

Damascus type cattle originated in the Near East and Middle East and are described as having:
• short horns
• a vestigial hump on the bulls
• a large dewlap
• a slender, elegant build
• a zebu-like skull

(Arabic) jenubi = southern

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-18

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