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VOORWOORD<br />
FOREWORD<br />
deur dr Pierre van Rooyen<br />
Die enkele boodskap wat <strong>vir</strong> dekades reeds deur<br />
veekundiges by herhaling aan die veebedryf oorgedra<br />
is en later amper 'n cliché geword het, is: “Jy kan nie<br />
passasiers op jou plaas bekostig nie.” Vir baie lank was<br />
dié boodskap hoofsaaklik gemik op reproduksie.<br />
Hierdie vermaning is vandag meer waar as ooit. Die totale<br />
ekonomie wêreldwyd dwing die boer om ag te slaan daarop. Dit<br />
is tewens 'n realiteit dat die meeste van die veeboere wat nie<br />
<strong>hier</strong>op ag geslaan het nie, reeds uitgeskakel is. Die aantal leë<br />
opstalle op ons platteland spreek vanself – nie te lank gelede<br />
nie, het 'n boer met sy gesin daar gewoon en 'n bestaan gemaak.<br />
Ja, daar is inderdaad verskeie redes <strong>hier</strong>voor, soos veiligheid,<br />
grondherverdeling en die onsekerhede wat daarmee gepaard<br />
gaan. Maar die ekonomie is beslis een van die belangrikste faktore.<br />
Dus – die waarskuwing bly baie geldig.<br />
Produksieprestasie is uiters belangrik<br />
Daar is 'n baie belangrike aspek wat langs reproduksie staan,<br />
naamlik produksie. 'n Boer kan net nie meer 'n koei of ooi<br />
bekostig wat nie kalf of lam nie. Nog minder<br />
'n kalf of lam wat ondergemiddeld presteer<br />
wat ekonomies belangrike eienskappe<br />
betref. Vandag besef die meeste veeboere<br />
dat hulle ten minste hulle diere moet<br />
weeg, maar ook dat daar baie meer daaragter<br />
sit as om bloot net jou diere te weeg.<br />
Dit gaan nie meer net oor die ooglopende<br />
uitskotdiere nie. Dit gaan daaroor om die<br />
nie-so-voor-die-hand-liggende substandaard<br />
diere te identifiseer. En ten einde die<br />
meerderwaardige diere te identifiseer, het die<br />
veeboer inligting nodig – gemete inligting<br />
wat verwerk is in vergelykbare gegewens en<br />
rangordes.<br />
Geloofwaardigheid en standaarde<br />
Maar selfs dit is nie genoeg nie. Omdat die kosteknyptang tans<br />
so drasties is, moet jy jou risiko’s tot 'n minimum beperk en, soos<br />
reeds genoem, moet jy meet en aanteken. Maar verder moet jy<br />
weet dat dit wat jy in verwerkte vorm terug ontvang, geloofwaardig<br />
is en aan sekere standaarde voldoen.<br />
Dit is waarom die akkreditasie wat <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> pas van<br />
ICAR (die International Committee for Animal Recording) <strong>vir</strong> alle<br />
aspekte van sy dienste ontvang het, so belangrik is – nie net <strong>vir</strong><br />
<strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> self in die wete dat wat <strong>hier</strong> gedoen word aan internasionale<br />
standaarde voldoen nie, maar ook <strong>vir</strong> die gebruiker<br />
van <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> se dienste is dit gerusstellend om te weet dat<br />
sy data, die verwerking daarvan en verslagdoening wat hy terugkry<br />
<strong>vir</strong> besluitneming, voldoen aan bepaalde internasionale standaarde.<br />
Sy diensverskaffer is dus nie tegelyk speler en skeidsregter<br />
nie. SB<br />
"<br />
by Dr Pierre van Rooyen<br />
For decades animal scientists have been conveying one<br />
message to the livestock industry repeatedly – so much<br />
so, that it later almost became a cliché: “You cannot<br />
afford to have passengers on your farm.” For a long time<br />
this message was aimed mostly at reproduction.<br />
Today this warning rings more true than ever before. The<br />
total global economy forces the farmer to take note of it. In fact,<br />
most of the livestock farmers who did not heed this message<br />
have already left the picture. The numerous abandoned<br />
farmsteads in our rural areas speak for themselves – not too<br />
long ago farmers and their families resided and made a living<br />
there.<br />
Yes, there are indeed many reasons for this abandonment,<br />
including safety, land redistribution and its accompanying<br />
uncertainties. But the economy is definitely one of the most<br />
important factors. Thus – the warning remains as valid now<br />
as then.<br />
Production performance is critical<br />
There is a very important aspect that stands<br />
alongside reproduction, namely production.<br />
A farmer simply cannot afford to keep a cow<br />
or ewe that doesn’t calve or lamb. Nor can<br />
he keep a calf or lamb that performs below<br />
average in respect of economically important<br />
traits. Today most livestock farmers realise<br />
that they should at least weigh their animals,<br />
but also that there is much more to it than<br />
simply weighing them.<br />
It isn’t about the obvious cull animals anymore,<br />
but rather about identifying the less<br />
obvious substandard animals. And in order<br />
to identify the superior animals, the livestock<br />
farmer requires information – measured information that has<br />
been processed to deliver comparable statistics and rankings.<br />
Credibility and standards<br />
But even this is not enough. Because of the drastic nature of the<br />
current cost squeeze, you have to limit your risks to a minimum<br />
and, as already stated, you have to weigh and record. But you<br />
also have to know that the information that is returned to you in<br />
processed form, is credible and meets certain standards.<br />
This is why the accreditation that <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book recently received<br />
from ICAR (the International Committee for Animal Recording)<br />
for all aspects of its service delivery, is so important<br />
– not only for <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book itself, knowing that what we do here<br />
meets international standards, but also for the farmer who uses<br />
<strong>SA</strong> Stud Book’s services, who can be assured that his data, the<br />
processing thereof and the report that he receives for decisiontaking,<br />
meet specific international standards. In other words, his<br />
service supplier is not player and referee at the same time. SB<br />
Issue 35 ▪ July 2013<br />
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EDITOR'S NOTE<br />
<strong>SA</strong> Stud Book received international accolades recently<br />
when the International Committee for Animal Recording<br />
(ICAR) awarded the organisation their certificate of<br />
quality for all aspects of animal recording and genetic<br />
evaluation for all the species and production systems<br />
that it applied for.<br />
This makes <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book the only organisation in the Southern<br />
Hemisphere to receive ICAR accreditation in all aspects and species.<br />
In addition, one of <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book’s senior officials, Dr Japie van der<br />
Westhuizen, has been elected to the ICAR Council.<br />
These are high accolades indeed, and the South African stud breeding<br />
industry should be immensely proud of these achievements.<br />
Achievement brings responsibility<br />
There is another side to this, however, and it may be prudent to<br />
point this out here: with this honour comes a tremendous responsibility.<br />
To become number one is difficult, but to remain number<br />
one over an extended period is even more difficult.<br />
The field of genetics is currently in an incredibly fast developing<br />
phase in its history, with new technologies making it both much easier<br />
and also much, much more complicated. It would not be overstating<br />
the fact if one uses the word “revolutionary” in this context. Best linear<br />
unbiased prediction (BLUP) technology caused a revolution in breeding<br />
when it hit the industry some 30 years ago. But with genomics, you<br />
have seen nothing yet!<br />
Genomics is in the process of rewriting the genetics script totally.<br />
Ten years from now this industry will look radically different from<br />
what we know now. This boat is sailing very fast. But ... consider GPS<br />
technology. Wonderful, if the maps are updated regularly. A GPS with<br />
outdated maps, however, is next to useless.<br />
Accuracy is king<br />
Similarly, genomics will only be effective if the basics are sound.<br />
Genomic technology is the pinnacle, the top of the pyramid. It is<br />
built on layers of technology that have to be sound. And the foundation<br />
remains the farmer and the accurate recording of economically<br />
important traits on the farm.<br />
A shortened generation interval has the potential to increase<br />
genetic progress tremendously, but it has equal potential to ruin a<br />
breeding programme if selection is based on flawed criteria. And the<br />
basis of sound criteria is accurate recording.<br />
So, although it should give the South African stud breeding industry<br />
peace of mind (and hopefully a generous dollop of pride), that the<br />
systems that are in place to keep us on the forefront of the genomic<br />
revolution are of the very best in the world, the message should not<br />
get lost that it all depends on the basic integrity of the data accumulated<br />
on the farm.<br />
And thus on the integrity of the South African stud breeder.<br />
Izak Hofmeyr<br />
Editor<br />
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INHOUD • CONTENTS<br />
Wat gons? 4<br />
Fokus op · Focus on<br />
Agter die kap van die byl 6<br />
High accolades for <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book 8<br />
Fokus op: Elite-toekennings 10<br />
Beefmaster Alliance 13<br />
Leanside Stud 15<br />
Baden Friesperde 17<br />
Kluitjieskraal Jerseys 19<br />
Bosland Boerdery 21<br />
OP DIE<br />
VOORBLAD:<br />
'n Swartwitpensbul<br />
van die bekende<br />
wildteler, Piet<br />
Warren. Sien ook<br />
ons binnevoorbladadvertensie<br />
<strong>vir</strong><br />
inligting oor Piet<br />
se eerskomende<br />
veiling.<br />
Op besoek · At home with<br />
'n Dormerman in murg en been 23<br />
Inspiration for the game industry 26<br />
Telingspraktyk · Breeding practices<br />
Ouerskapbepaling deur DNS-toetsing 29<br />
Telingsteorieë by melkbeeste 32<br />
Elite Breeding Symposium 35<br />
Bestuur · Management<br />
Elke hap moet dieselfde wees 36<br />
Voorkom verliese weens anaplasmose 37<br />
More than just skin deep 38<br />
Perspective on mineral supplements 39<br />
29<br />
Production records<br />
Logix Game: A structured approach 43<br />
Out & about · Handel & wandel<br />
Ken ons mense 48<br />
38<br />
Issue 35 ▪ July 2013<br />
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WAT GONS?<br />
Dr Uffe Lauritsen, ICAR president (right), hands<br />
the ICAR certificate of quality to Dr Japie van<br />
der Westhuizen, departmental manager of<br />
production recording services at <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book.<br />
International accreditation for <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book<br />
<strong>SA</strong> Stud Book was awarded the International Committee for<br />
Animal Recording (ICAR) certificate of quality at the ICAR annual<br />
general meeting, which was held on Wednesday, 29 May 2013, in<br />
Denmark. The certificate of quality was awarded for all aspects<br />
of animal recording and genetic evaluation for all species and<br />
production systems applied for. This makes <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book the<br />
only organisation in the Southern Hemisphere to obtain ICAR<br />
accreditation for all departments and species.<br />
Accreditation by an independent international panel carries<br />
dual importance – firstly that the participant, <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book,<br />
receives confirmation that their services adhere to international<br />
standards, and secondly that <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book’s client, the stud<br />
breeder, can be rest-assured that the services rendered to him<br />
by <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book are of the highest standards, determined by an<br />
independent team of experts.<br />
<strong>SA</strong> Stud Book was also honoured by the election of Dr Japie<br />
van der Westhuizen, departmental head of <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book’s production<br />
recording department, to the ICAR board. This is a massive<br />
honour as ICAR consists of 103 member organisations from<br />
57 countries worldwide.<br />
Dr Pierre van Rooyen, general manager of <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book, said:<br />
“<strong>SA</strong> Stud Book is extremely proud to render services to our members<br />
that adhere to international standards. The future is indeed<br />
bright for <strong>SA</strong> Stud Book and its members.”<br />
Suksesvolle kursus in praktiese vleisbeesteling<br />
<strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> het gedurende Mei ’n nuwe kursus bekendgestel wat daarop fokus om<br />
teelwaardes aan telers te verduidelik en die waarde van die toepassing daarvan in die<br />
praktyk te beklemtoon.<br />
Die <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> teelwaardekursus <strong>vir</strong> praktiese vleisbeesteling het ten doel om<br />
telers die nodige kennis te gee om <strong>hier</strong>die waardevolle inligting op hul eie stoet toe<br />
te pas. Dit is in lyn met <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> se nuut aangenome etos, “Wins deur genetika”.<br />
Die kursushandleiding is opnuut saamgestel deur die produksie-aantekeningsdienstespan<br />
van <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> en die kursus is aangebied deur dr Helena Theron en dr<br />
Japie van der Westhuizen, asook Siebert Vermeulen en Bernard Burger.<br />
Die kursus het bestaan uit teorie, asook ’n praktiese kuddebesoek wat net buite<br />
Bloemfontein by Deon Greyling se Deoza Bonsmarastoet plaasgevind het. Soortgelyke<br />
kursusse word landwyd gereël en telers wat in <strong>hier</strong>die tipe kursus belangstel,<br />
word aangemoedig om met <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> in verbinding te tree.<br />
Dr Helena Theron en dr Japie van der Westhuizen,<br />
beide van <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong>, Johannes van Rooyen van<br />
Zoetis en dr Pierre van Rooyen van <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong>.<br />
Jersey-kampioene in noorde<br />
Jersey <strong>SA</strong> het onlangs sy noordelike kampioenskappe <strong>vir</strong><br />
2013 aangebied. Die beoordelaars by die geleentheid was<br />
Cobus<br />
Behrens, beoordelaar, en Pieter van Deventer, assistent. Die<br />
uitslae was soos volg:<br />
• Rosafield Carrier Maxi: Grootkampioen-koei, junior<br />
kampioen-koei en junior kampioen uier<br />
• Rosafield Badger Nina: Reserwe grootkampioen, senior<br />
kampioen-koei en senior kampioen uier<br />
• Rosafield Jace Lobellia: Kampioen oukoei<br />
• Cocky Action’s Kristen: Reserwe senior kampioen uier<br />
• Molls-Hoop Sultan Dorrine: Kampioen jongkoei en<br />
kampioen jongkoei uier<br />
• Rosafield Jordan Lobellia 2: Reserwe jongkoei-kampioen<br />
en reserwe kampioen jongkoei uier<br />
• Omikron SHF Roos: Kampioenvers<br />
• Hernanja Legal Snow: Reserwe kampioenvers<br />
Bonsmara <strong>SA</strong> Wêreldkongres 2013<br />
Bonsmara <strong>SA</strong> is in 2012 aangewys as die gasheerland van<br />
die jaarlikse Bonsmara Wêreldkongres. Om <strong>hier</strong>die geleentheid<br />
te kon huisves, was ‘n groot voorreg en eer. Sowat 35<br />
passievolle Bonsmara-telers van so ver as Australië, Brasilië,<br />
Argentinië, Uruguay en Namibië het Suid-Afrika in Meimaand<br />
besoek <strong>vir</strong> ‘n onvergeetlike ervaring.<br />
Tyd is maksimaal benut met ‘n inligtingsbelaaide<br />
program wat deur Charl Uys, president van die Bonsmara<br />
Wêreldfederasie, bestuur is. Kuddebesoeke by verskeie<br />
telers in die Oos-Vrystaat, ‘n fase D-afsluiting, ‘n senior<br />
keurderskursus en ‘n besoek aan <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong> was van die<br />
hoogtepunte. Die Bonsmara Wêreldfederasie se algemene<br />
jaarvergadering is ook tydens <strong>hier</strong>die geleentheid aangebied.<br />
Baie dankie aan almal wat ‘n bydrae gelewer het tot die<br />
sukses van <strong>hier</strong>die onvergeetlike geleentheid. Bonsmara<br />
<strong>SA</strong> spreek ook 'n spesiale woord van dank aan die borge:<br />
Vleissentraal, Oranje Drukkery en <strong>SA</strong> <strong>Stamboek</strong>.<br />
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WHAT'S UP?<br />
Nguni-opleiding in Nieu-Bethesda<br />
’n Belangrike diensfunksie van die Nguni Beestelersgenootskap is om<br />
Nguni-telers op te lei en in te lig met die regte kennis om ’n suksesvolle<br />
stoetboer te wees. Die opleiding is gefokus op die geskiedenis<br />
en agtergrond van die ras en die genootskap, rasegte kenmerke<br />
(beskrywing), rasstandaarde, genetiese afwykings, tegniese punte en<br />
administrasie. Dit sluit ook praktiese opleiding met diere en ’n praktiese<br />
evaluasie in.<br />
’n Suksesvolle opleidingsdag is op 25 April in Nieu-Bethesda gehou.<br />
Die verrigtinge is bygewoon deur 23 projekdeelnemers en telers.<br />
Telers het van so ver as Mosselbaai, Jansenville en Port Elizabeth<br />
gery om die dag by te woon. Die Nieu-Bethesda Rooivleisprodusenteen<br />
Kleinboereprojek se beeste is gebruik <strong>vir</strong> die praktiese opleiding.<br />
– Nguni Beestelersgenootskap<br />
Busy time for Senepol Society<br />
The first half of the year, which is usually<br />
the busiest for the Senepol Cattle<br />
Breeders’ Society, has ended and<br />
it was no exception to the rule. The<br />
annual general meeting, which was<br />
held in April, was attended well and<br />
councillors whose term had expired,<br />
were re-elected for their respective<br />
positions.<br />
The Senepol Cattle Breeders’ Society<br />
is the only breed society which was<br />
officially represented at the Lobatse<br />
International Beef Fest on 4 May. The<br />
Senepol breed was very popular, and<br />
the vice-president of Botswana and<br />
his entourage also visited their stand<br />
to find out more about the breed and<br />
talked to four breeders who worked at<br />
the stand.<br />
Nampo was once again very big<br />
and the interest in the Senepol breed<br />
was outstanding. The new Senepol<br />
journal was launched at Nampo and<br />
it was received very well. The journal<br />
was also posted to many interested<br />
parties.<br />
The Senepol national auction<br />
will be held at the Afridome near<br />
Parys on Saturday, 5 October. Visit<br />
www.senepolsa.co.za for more information<br />
about the Senepol breed and the<br />
society. – Senepol Cattle Breeders’ Society<br />
Vleissentraal vereer uitblinkers<br />
Die direksie, bestuur en bemarkers van Vleissentraal het onlangs ’n werksessie by<br />
Hartbeespoort gehad, waar bemarkers en afslaers met spesiale toekennings vereer<br />
is <strong>vir</strong> uitsonderlike prestasies wat tydens die 2012-finansiële jaar behaal is.<br />
SB<br />
Van links is Johann Vosser,<br />
besturende direkteur Vleissentraal<br />
Bosveld, Anton Vos, besturende<br />
direkteur Vleissentraal, en Ockie<br />
Goosen van Vleissentraal Bosveld,<br />
algehele wenner in die bemarker<br />
van die jaar-afdeling. Nico Whelan<br />
van Vleissentraal Bosveld was die<br />
wenner van die afdeling <strong>vir</strong> groot<br />
takke en Colin Brown was die<br />
wenner <strong>vir</strong> klein takke.<br />
Van links is Johann Vosser, besturende<br />
direkteur Vleissentraal Bosveld, Anton<br />
Vos, besturende direkteur Vleissentraal, en<br />
die afslaer van die jaar, Allan Sinclair van<br />
Vleissentraal Bosveld. Die naaswenner was<br />
Piet de Wet van Vleissentraal Bloemfontein.<br />
Die voorsitterstoekenning is<br />
<strong>hier</strong>die jaar aan Wimpie du Plessis<br />
oorhandig. Wimpie is vereer <strong>vir</strong><br />
sy uitstaande en onbaatsugtige<br />
diens wat hy in 2012 as besturende<br />
direkteur by Vleissentraal<br />
Bloemfontein gelewer het. Van links<br />
is dr Piet Botha, Vleissentraal se<br />
voorsitter, en Wimpie du Plessis.<br />
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