Waarom Boran?

Goeie naand hiervan Bethal.

Ek het nou vandag 'n paar artikels van die vorige joernale gaan uithaal en ek sal dit oor die volgende paar dae hier op die blog plaas vir almal om te lees.

Vir diegene wat nie Engels verstaan sal ek die vrae in Afrikaans beantwoord.

Ek is wel besig om dit stadig in Afrikaans te vertaal en sal dit waarskynlik 'n hele paar kere moet proef lees voordat dit sal reg wees.

Die vraag Waarom Boran?  gaan ons gou vanaand na kyk.

Ek gaan die kort stuk uit die Boran Joernaal aanhaal en dit is maar net enkele van die goeie eienskappe van die Boran.So hier gaan ons dan in die Engelse gedeelte.

Why Boran:

1. The genetic composition of the Boran is unique, making it your best choice for cross breeding

• European Bos Taurus 24%

• Bos Indicus 64%

• African Bos Taurus 12%

2. The Boran is the mothering cow of Africa

The Boran cows have very good udders with well-formed teats and she produces enough milk to wean calves that weigh more than 50% of dams weight at weaning. Their good mothering instinct provides a deterrent against predators. This trait also generates an excellent survival rate of the calves. She produces small calves at birth, male calves average 28 kg and female calves average 25 kg. Calving problems hardly exist.

3. Longevity

It is quite normal for a 15-year-old cow to be sound mouthed and it is also on record that a 16-year-old Boran bull is still producing high quality semen for artificial insemination.

4. Fertility

It is acknowledged that the greatest attribute of the Boran is its fertility. Even under harsh conditions the Boran cow will continue to breed and rear calves and do this without punishing herself. One explanation for this high fertility is that the cow has relatively low body weight loss over the suckling period, thereby maintaining a good condition, thus able to conceive again.

5. Disease Resistance

A loose but very motile skin with a very short covering of hair and a high secretion of an oily substance makes the Boran a less desirable host for ticks and flies. This together with thick eye banks with very long eyelashes and a long tail with a big well-formed twitch all protect this indigenous breed against insects.

6. Temperament

Boran cattle are recognized as being generally quiet, docile and easy to handle. This trait has developed over many generations of cattle living close to man.

7. Carcass Quality

Trials in Nebraska, U.S.A, Shows that the Boran and its crosses score consistently better than other Zebu Breeds for meat tenderness, carcass marbling and rib eye area.

8. Herd instinct

The herd instinct of the Boran makes it easy to manage in bush country. The strong herd instinct makes it almost impossible to steal a single animal out of a herd, thus making an attempt to steal them a very difficult task.

9. Good converter of roughage into good quality beef

The Boran is a breed that is successfully fattened of the veld with no energy supplement. The Boran is also a good browser and under difficult circumstances it has the ability to stay in a good condition.

10. Early Maturing

Boran heifers reach puberty at an average age of 385 days.

Nou ja daar is 10 baie goeie redes hoekom die Boran gewild is.

Ek sal dan ook die Oorsprong van die Boran plaas.

Groetnis van hierdie kant

Buks van Bethal.

NS: Die artikels verskyn in die 2006 Boran Joernaal wat julle kan aflaai in PDF formaat op die Boran we blad by www.boran.org.za

Buks van Bethal.