The recent agreement between the Nguni Cattle Breeders' Society of South Africa and the Beefmaster Group’s feedlots was good ...

The most spent on a bull at an auction previously was R197 ... He manages their family farm containing more than 800 Nguni cattle that are kept for commercial and breeding purposes. “ ...

Each individual bull and ox in the herd is ... on Wilsonia as an answer to Zaskia's cattle project. As with koi, Nguni cattle have become something of a collectable item in South Africa among ...

"Participants are not allowed to mix Nguni with other cattle. They may have a maximum of 15 other cattle, but they have to get rid of the bulls," he explained. Each participating farmer or group ...

This initiative aims to reintroduce Nguni cattle to the province, enhancing local livestock quality and sustainability. The bulls being distributed have undergone a stringent selection process ...

Nguni cattle are renowned for being adaptable and ... but this just enables it to live in the Highveld regions of Africa. Bulls are medium sized and weigh between 500kg and 600kg.

Cape Town - The way to give an old bull a head start is to make sure the young cows it gets are already pregnant, Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Petterrson informed MPs on ...

Farmers in the Eastern Cape have welcomed the handover of 17 Nguni cattle bulls as part of the Livestock Production Improvement Scheme (LPIS). The handover was recently officiated by the Eastern ...

Much of the research focuses on Nguni (pronounced en-GOO-nee) cattle, an indigenous breed popular ... with larger and beefier Angus and Charolais bulls. The resulting crossbred ideally would ...

the Nguni cattle breeding project involves the loaning of 30 pregnant Nguni heifers and one bull to emerging black farmers for breeding. After a period of five years, participating farmers are ...

In a bid to promote the breeding of indigenous, South African Nguni cattle ... 19 heifers and one bull. Farmers will then sign a contract committing them to return the cattle to the project ...