Genetics are the point of the arrow when it comes to the livestock industry. Although genetics are of equal importance to disciplines such as herd management, nutrition, animal health, marketing, forages, record keeping and Human Resources, genetics remain the prime mover.
DJ Lubbe was raised on a dryland farm in the Christiana district. Consequently, he was interested in farming from a young age, which led him to buy a few registered Simmentalers when he was only thirteen.
In vandag se hoogs mededingende beesvleisbedryf is doeltreffendheid en voeromset van groot belang. Sussex- en Sussex-kruisbeeste bewys keer op keer hul waarde in voerkrale regoor Suid-Afrika.
Genomika en die vermoë om ‘n dier se unieke DNS-volgorde vas te lê, het ‘n hoeksteen van stoetteling geword. Meer as 50 000 DNS-merkers bekend as enkelnukleotiedpolimorfismes (SNP’s) word op ‘n genomiese skyfie (genotipe) geanaliseer en staan populêr bekend as die ‘alles-in-een’ DNS-toets.
Toenemende klem word in Sussex-kringe gelê op die belangrike rol van kommersiële graanprodusente wat hul boerdery met ‘n beesvertakking aanvul.
Various reasons may be quoted as to why a rancher must consider a specific breed in his crossbreeding program. Many of these attributes are difficult to quantify, and the economic benefits are only sometimes clear. Sussex cattle, however, possess qualities of which the economic benefits are easily measured.
Sussex cattle are considered one of the oldest and purest English breeds and were favoured by breeders due to quality of their flesh and fineness of their hides.
The Bloukruin mega-farm group belongs to Mr Gilly Scheepers and family and is an icon of success in the Eastern Free State. Based in the broader Fouriesburg, Paul Roux, Bethlehem, and Ficksburg region, their farming activities include crops, fruit, cattle, sheep, and egg production.
Consider the theory behind the BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Prediction) equation. If you’re like me, seeing something like this is like looking at a website coder’s computer screen. A feeling of awe overcomes you, and in that moment, you’ll trust absolutely anything you’re told.
The farming enterprise of Chris Pretorius and his son Dr Johan Pretorius is situated between Harrismith and Verkykerskop in the Free State. Prior to this, the family owned a large dairy farm on the outskirts of Kokstad.
About two thousand years ago Southern England was covered in beech and oak forest. In this region lived a race of Red Cattle that were found there at the time of the Roman invasion.
Ekonomie van die Sussex op die veld én in die voerkraal Verskeie eienskappe kan genoem word as redes waarom ’n beesprodusent ’n spesifieke ras moet oorweeg vir sy kruisteelprogram. Sommige
Koeikudde uitgebou met top Sussex-bulgenetika Dit is vir nuwe stoettelers dikwels moeilik om topgehalte vroulike diere te verkry, hoofsaaklik omdat gevestigde telers graag hul beste
Sussex sorg vir basterkrag én wins Die Sussex bied veelvoudige voordele vir intensiewe en ekstensiewe boerderye, en kan boonop die onderneming se wins aansienlik verhoog.
Die Sussex gee die deurslag in dié kruiskudde Die sukses van enige veeboerdery begin by goeie veldbestuur en ’n ras wat in die omgewing aangepas
‘Jy loop geleenthede mis sonder die Sussex’ As ’n mens 50 jaar lank ’n stoetboerdery bedryf, leer jy baie. Mnr. Chris Nel van Petrus Steyn
Sussex onder strawwe Hoogland-suurveldtoestande Die groeitydperk vir gewasse, wat noodsaaklik vir wintervoer vir die diere is, is baie kort. Dit vereis ‘n spesiale soort boer
Bewese moederlyn gee jong stoetery hupstoot Al het die Sussex-elitekoei eers op drie begin kalf, het sy sedertdien elke jaar ’n kalf – ondanks droogtes
Breeding a resistant and resilient Sussex stud herd John Viedge of the Lehana’s Pass Sussex Stud has been breeding cattle that survive in some of
Sukses berus op gehalte diere en goeie rekordhouding Gesonde, vet koeie en verse, met hul kalwers en ’n bul wat doodtevrede eenkant op die groen
Nuus uit die Sussex-kraal Die Sussex-verse wat as deel van die Veeplaas Skole- kuddeprojek aan Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale geskenk is, is as ’n volwaardige stoet
Topdiere by Sussex-veiling Die Sussex-beestelersgenootskap se nasionale veiling word op 16 Augustus in Bloemfontein aangebied en die aanbod is groter en beter as voorheen. Read
Nuwe neiging: Terug na bulle uit suiwer rasse Te oordeel aan die pryse wat hy die afgelope twee jaar vir sy bulle kry, glo hy
Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale in Riversdal se bande met die Sussex-ras is verder versterk toe hulle op 23 Januarie 2018 verse deur die