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They are a rare heritage breed, so hobby rules apply rather than commercial considerations, so Longhorns are required to have horns for their registration, as a matter of interest, the British Longhorn was the first cattle breed to start a registry and so are the first official pedigree breed,

Neighbours British Longhorn cattle, Dunster Castle. -

The usual birthweight is about 36Kg, some bulls will throw heavier calves, this will be indicated on their performance data.

They are South African composite Bonsmara, these are three years old if my memory serves me, the herd has been established using embryos from Dr Stricks herd in South Africa and have been thriving for over 20 years. The breed is the most performance tested breed in the world, and was bred from...

A photo for the Canadian members, Bonsmara bulls at Thornbush Bonsmaras in Alberta - not mine, but an old neighbour Dr Gordon Strick - anyone interested in using these in temperate climates?

Some photos of my neighbours' British Longhorns.

Looks like you have planned well for your water requierments WW the crops and grass are looking good. Are you raising any fish in thye ponds for extra production/income? We used to stock our irrigation dams with Tilapia and grow them to about 1-11/2 lbs for sale, the larger dams that didn't go...

Thank you Soapweed, I think WW will get to the post soon enough, I am just far too busy these days and not getting on the internet much, need to slow down to a better quality of life, nobody thanks us for producing more food anyway, we all need to cut back to a more manageable lifestyle, let the...

The land is looking good WW, is there potential to build dams to store the winter surplu rain for summer irrigation? Johann Zietsman has recently been training ranchers in Brazil on his high density grazing system and starting some breeding programs to improve the quality and productivity of...

Thank you for sharing your day, wonderfull views, the children all look as though they are enjoying their Christmas celebrations. Wishing you and your family a blessed Christmas season ans a happy and prosperous New year.

Purecountry is right, keep with medium framed easy keeping cows, weaning weights per se are not as good a measure of productivity as cow/calf weight ratio at weaning. Select heifers from your elite cows and use terminal bulls over the poorer ones for higher weaning weights, the terminals can be...

Do you now what strain of Bermuda you have growing there? It looks similar to the improved native strain I used to grow, which was exported from a government research station to the Carribean. Do you have access to Kikuyu grass? it is another worthwhile pasture grass which blends well with white...

Thank you for posting some great pictures, nice country and well conditioned red cattle.

Great pictures of your country Nuffield, enjoyed the tour hope to get over next year to see extended family.

Very nice country, and the red cattle are all looking good, thank you for sharing the pictures.

Nice pictures Soapweed, the cattle look in great condition, such a contrast at the moment between those who have had rain, and those that are still in drought! The sunset pictures are breathtaking, thank you for posting them. Hi Yale, welcome to the forum, what cattle are you running?

Great pictures, the cattle are looking in top condition, and I always enjoy seeing other scenery.

Your cattle are going into winter in good condition Triple_S we never had anywhere near as much snow as that when we lived in Raeford NC.

Great pictures RSL, the pigs in the "kennels" are interesting, I freerange ours in larger paddocks behind electric fences. The organic farm here at Laverstoke is considered a major trendsetting and educational unit. http://www.laverstokepark.co.uk/

The fact that Sanga cattle breeds are all skin pigmented, even in the white haired types. British breeds are not pigmented, being adapted to temperate climates, so need to be used in a crossbreeding program or composite breed in the harsher southern environments.