Wenling Humped
温岭市驼峰牛
(most common name)

The Wenling Humped originated in Wenling county in Zhejiang province and was described in a book that was published in the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty (1371 AD).

A selection and conservation program has operated since 1955 with the aim to distribute improved animals to small farmers; no details provided. In 2000, a government conservation project for the Wenling Humped was announced.

The Wenling Humped is described as:
• yellow or yellow-brown coat
• thick, downward-sloping horns in bulls
• slim, upward-rising horns in cows
• large hump and dewlap in the bulls
• black tail switch in the bulls
• underside of scrotum is black
• lower parts and inner sides of legs are whitish
• dark muzzle
• whitish muzzleband

Studies of mtDNA and Y chromosomal microsatellites of the Wenling Humped show no taurine influence.

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-21

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