South Africa
Afrikaner
Information
Breed name: Afrikaner
Local breed name: Afrikaner
Species: Sanga
Breed associations: Afrikaner cattle breeder’s society of South Africa
Link to website: afrikanerbees.com/
Breed specific characteristics
- Mature bulls weigh 750-1.000 kg, mature cows weigh 450-600 kg
- Well-adapted to the local hot, arid conditions
- Suitable for cross-breeding with exotic breeds
- Cows have excellent mothering capabilities
- High quality beef
- Not very friendly (also known as ‘no-nonsense’ breed)
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Tuli
Information
Breed name: Tuli
Local breed name: Tuli
Species: Sanga
Breed associations: Tuli cattle breeder’s society of South Africa
Link to website: www.tulicattle.co.za
Breed specific characteristics
- Adaptation to heat and nutritional stress
- Three basic coat colours – red, yellow and white – which enables them to adapt to intense sunlight
- Mature bulls weigh 750-850 kg, mature cows weigh 400-500 kg
- Carcass merit
- Fertility and maternal strength
- Calving ease
- Outcross genotype
- Polled/horned
- Moderate frame, low maintenance
- Adaptability
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Nguni
Information
Breed name: Nguni
Local breed name: Nguni
Species: Sanga
Breed associations: Nguni cattle breeder’s society of South Africa
Link to website: ngunicattle.info
Breed specific characteristics
- Reproductive ease
- Derive their name from the black tribes of Africa, collectively known as the Nguni people
- Mature bulls weigh 500-600 kg, mature cows weigh 300-400 kg
- Parasite and extreme temperature tolerance
- Quality carcass, even distribution of fat
- Longevity
- Excellent foragers
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Holstein Friesian
Information
Breed name: Holstein Friesian
Local breed name: Holstein
Breed size: > 1.000.000 animals
Species: Bos taurus
Control group: OPTIBOV
Breed specific characteristics
- High milk production
- Commercial breed
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