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GerLou Simbras: Feed efficiency requires balanced selection

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Feed efficient cows are better producers because of their ability to maintain condition and their lighter per-unit footprint on...

Cattle breeding is like a three-legged pot: Keeping it all together

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The primary focus at Kermar Brangus is to get a calf on the ground in one breeding season from every...

Buying a better bull

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Buying a bull is one of the riskiest decisions a commercial cattle operation can make. All the different breeds and...

Structural evaluation of the Brahman

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The Brahman is a hardy, well-adapted breed that can withstand high temperatures and is remarkably disease resistant with excellent...

Rensbou Ankoles: Perfection is the only way to go

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Dail van Rensburg, owner of the Rensbou Ankole stud between Delareyville and Stella in North West, is proud of...

Meeting commercial demand through breeding excellence

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Peter and Lucille Abrahamse are the driving force behind the Rivervalley Simmentaler stud in Heidelberg, Gauteng. The couple has...

Robert Mphuthi: Building a legacy, one cow at a time

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes • Robert Mphuthi farms on Quarrykop and is run under the umbrella of the Mphuthi Family Trust.• Within a...

Duncan Watson: Seleksie is tweede natuur

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes In die Dargle-kontrei naby Nottingham Road in KwaZulu-Natal is dit ’n kort, dik tipe vleisbees wat die beste vaar,...

Vhanyai Boran: Breeding functional, fertile cattle through proven genetics

Estimated reading time: 0 minutes A well-educated, humble Boran stud breeder in North West is making his mark in the cattle production industry, despite...

Emerging cattle farmers tackle challenges through co-operative

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The challenge of making genetic progress in beef cattle breeding in a communal area where hundreds of cows and...