ic ▁hum p ▁typical ▁of ▁S anga ▁cattle . ▁ ▁The ▁Af rik an er ▁is ▁a ▁well - mus c led ▁bre ed , ▁with ▁long ▁legs ▁and ▁a ▁shall ow ▁body . ▁They ▁have ▁long , ▁later al ▁horn s ▁that ▁turn ▁up wards , ▁although ▁these ▁are ▁often ▁pol led ▁in ▁commercial ▁operations . ▁Bull s ▁we igh ▁ 8 2 0 – 1 , 0 9 0   kg , ▁and ▁c ows ▁we igh ▁ 4 5 0 – 6 0 0   kg . ▁The ▁legs ▁are ▁slightly ▁sick le ▁sh aped . ▁They ▁have ▁good ▁resistance ▁to ▁tick - bor ne ▁dise ases . ▁They ▁are ▁well ▁adapted ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁hot , ▁ar id ▁conditions , ▁as ▁the ▁swe at ▁g lands ▁in ▁their ▁skin ▁are ▁more ▁active ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁t aur ine ▁cattle . ▁This ▁makes ▁them ▁more ▁toler ant ▁of ▁heat ▁than ▁European ▁bre eds . ▁They ▁are ▁more ▁econom ical ▁to ▁keep , ▁and ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁Af rik an ers ▁can ▁be ▁kept ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁as ▁European ▁cattle . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁temper ament ▁and ▁are ▁easy ▁to ▁handle . ▁ ▁Af rik an ers ▁have ▁good ▁fert ility , ▁and ▁can ▁continue ▁to ▁cal ve ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁years , ▁with ▁records ▁showing ▁c ows ▁cal ving ▁at ▁ 2 1 . ▁The ▁c ows ▁are ▁very ▁mat ernal , ▁and ▁one ▁female ▁will ▁often ▁care ▁for ▁a ▁number