Jiddu
(most common name in Ethiopia, Somalia)
(transboundary/brand name in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia)

(most common name):
• Tuni (Kenya)
(local/other name):
• Macien (Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania)
• Serengi or Serenli (Kenya)
• Sorco or Surco (Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania)
• Sucra (Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania)
• Surco Sanga (Somalia)
• Surgo or Surqo (Somalia)
• Surug or Suruq (Somalia)
• Tuni (Somalia)
local/other name (English):
• Jiddu-Tuni
local/other name (Italian):
• Giddu (Somalia, Tanzania)

The Jiddu is named for the Jiddu and Tuni tribes of southern Somalia.

The Jiddu is categorized as a Sanga-Zebu intermediate (also known as a Zenga) — meaning it’s a transitional breed that is not pure sanga and is not pure zebu.

As of 2021, in DAD-IS:
• Ethiopia has not listed the Jiddu since 2017.
• Kenya lists the Jiddu and Tuni separately, but does not list any population data for either breed.
• Somalia lists the Jiddu, but does not list any population data.
• Tanzania lists the Jiddu as extinct.

At this point, it is uncertain whether the Jiddu still exists.

(Somali) surqo = red-and-white
(Somali) magien = spotted

This page was last updated on: 2023-07-09

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