Best Cattle For Beef In South Africa

What is Cattle?

Cattle are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Adult female cattle are referred to as cows and adult male cattle are referred to as bulls.

Best Cattle For Beef In South Africa

Afrikaner Cattle

Angus Beef

Ankole Cattle

Beefmaster Cattle

Bonsmara Beef

Boran Cattle

Brahman Cattle

Braunvieh Cattle

Charolais Cattle

Drakensberg Cattle

Which cows are used for meat in South Africa?

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Beef Cattle Breeds

South African cattle typically bred for the beef industry include Afrikaner Cattle, which are also particularly suited to dairy farming. Angus Beef/Aberdeen Angus is one of the first cattle breeds bred exclusively for beef production.

What are the best cattle to raise for beef?

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Black Angus, Red Angus, and Herefords are the Fords, Chevys, and Dodges of the beef cattle world and are the most common and popular. There are innumerable sources of these animals available in our part of the world.