The most important animal in a herd is the bull. Do you agree? The cow is important and essential, but she can influence only one calf each year. As the bull is the sire of all the calves, he alone is responsible for half of the genetics of the future herd. So, when you consider that the bull contributes one-half of the genetic makeup of your calf crop and may sire up to eighty or more calves per year (as in the case of Nguni cattle), it is easy to see that he is the most important individual in

This is what a Nguni BULL looks like during a breeding season ... Sentrale Nguni Klub member Oliver Radford is very happy to be a Nguni farmer - the bull and herd are in good condition for this time of year. This indigenous cattle breed is an endowment to mankind. It's already one of the colder days and there are reports of cold coming soon. Here we can see the effects of winter in our yellowing grass. The quality of our grass is rapidly going down. This Nguni herd is on natural grazing and stil

One of the cow herds on the farm of Sentrale Nguni Klub breeders Nandi Nguni - owners are the Biggs Family. Nguni cattle are heat and light-tolerant and have thick pigmented skins covered with fine short hair of different mixtures of colour (Black, white, red, brown, cream and dun). They have long productive lives; cows will produce ten or more calves calving regularly. The cows show great efficiency and often wean calves that weigh 45-50% of their body mass. Nguni cattle are less prone to dysto

The legs and hoofs of Nguni cattle are strong enough to enable the animal to walk and climb to find enough grazing - and to do so for many years! Due to their smaller frame size, long legs with flexible joints and small but hard hooves for rough terrain, the Nguni can walk more easily over long distances between watering places. Thus, the Nguni cattle breed has adaptive traits such as walking ability, which enables it to walk long distances in search of grazing and water. Thank you to Schalk van

Aren't Nguni cattle mothers and their calves just the most stunning cattle in the world? Beautiful, resilient, and bursting with life! Breathtaking! The most beautiful cattle you've ever seen. They’re more than just beautiful—they are incredibly fertile, amazing mothers, and masters of adaptation! Whether grazing or browsing, they thrive in any environment, embodying both elegance and resilience. | Sentrale Nguni Klub

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· On the lookout for a Nguni bull? Join the Nguni cattle journey and get a Nguni bull in 2024 for .... * * Fertility * Calving Ease * Adaptability. Adaptability means being flexible and adjusting to changing factors, conditions or environments. Being adaptable is highly valued in these days of climate change. Nguni is the way to go!!! These impressive bulls from Du Plessis Nguni Stud is available at the Sentrale Nguni Auction on 16 October 2024 in Bloemfontein. Archie and Arno du Plessis know wh