breed reported in geographic location Africander (Cattle) Afrikaner, Namibia (Cattle) https://www.fao.org/dad-is Locally adapted breed. The original cattle and their traditional owners arrived in South Africa about 590-700 AD and migrated along the western side of southern Africa to areas of the Western Cape Province. The breed evolved through gradual genetic selection (initially for traction) from among the acquired local Sanga stock by settled Dutch (Afrikaans) in South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. Surviving herds of the Rinderpest plague of 1896-99 and the Boer War of 1899-1902 provided the foundation stock of the modern Africander breed. The herd book was set up in 1907 and the breed association was established in 1912. The breed has since been exported to neighboring countries. The concept of “breed reported in geographic location by FAO National Coordinators” is unique to DAD-IS (https://www.fao.org/dad-is/en/). This VBO term should therefore be used specifically for the breed conforming to this concept. VBO:0002215 Izankayi Afrikaner domestic breed Sabrina Toro