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● Our
stud is 100% committed to
breeding a Boran that can truly
be the mother cow for South
Africa because of her maternal
traits. Our bulls must be BULLS,
heavy and
deep in the forequarters with strong muscling over the
back and loin. Hindquarters must
have just sufficient muscling.
● We
have taken the long route of
building a stud with the best
genetics and all breeding done
naturally in an extensive
environment. This is in strong
contrast to what most
other breeders have been doing by simply multiplying
genetics rapidly to have animals
to sell and make quick money. By
doing so we have established a
stud heard that
is fertile, can rear calves adequately and maintain
body weight through dry winters
without feeding. At the same
time we have passionately
selected for all the traits such
as disease resistance, tick resistance and a docile
nature that we believe will win
the hearts of South African
Cattle breeders.
● To
breed polled Borans was from the
start for us our obvious choice
as more than 80% of commercial
cattle Breeders prefer Polled
Bulls.
● We
will not preach one thing and
then do the opposite as is
customary in the stud industry,
as every breeder strives to
breed the most expensive,
oversized bulls
forgetting in the process what
his breed is really all about
and what it is meant to
contribute to the South African
cattle industry.
● The
Zambians and Kenyan Boran
breeders have been most
successful in their effort to
breed what is known as the
improved Boran. Our Stud has
endeavoured to take it
one step further by using only the best South African
indigenous genetics to broaden
the genetic base and while doing
so also improve some features of
the Boran like
pendulous sheaths.
● We
have increased selection
pressure both on our pure Borans
and upgrades to make sure all
our Borans have an excellent
temperament such as the breed is
supposed to have.
● We
concentrate on a medium to small
framed Boran with excellent
balance between length depth and
width.
● We
do allow for variation in type
to a point as without variation
you cannot make genetic
progress.
● In
spite of the huge cost
purchasing Boran genetics, we
will in no way be spoiling or
over manage our Borans. We are
focused on breeding Borans that
will be an asset
to the South African commercial cattle breeders.
● We
have found that not all Borans
have the ability to maintain
condition in times of drought or
during the winter as is claimed,
but that there are defiantly
some outstanding
animals in this regard. We are focusing on these
animals getting the balance just
right between amount of milk and
the ability to maintain body
weight. These two aspects
are at constant war with each other and few breeders
make the effort to select them
in harmony.
● With
our cow herd now firmly
established with diverse
genetics from outside, our aim
now is to use our excellent stud
sires to breed the bulls the
industry will need in the
future.
● Also
see management and feeding and
recording for profitability on
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