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A Magazine for Livestock and Meat Advisory Council & its allied associations These indigenous birds are productive, producing eggs said to have twice the nutritional value of hen's ones and they are quick to market. C apital Foods' launched its first clutch were males. quail feed to a capacity Nevertheless her flock crowd at the Andy Millar grew but the biggest Hall in Harare's Exhibition challenge was the Park on January 30. feed. Quail These indigenous birds are productive, Capital Foods have producing eggs said to have twice the solved this particular nutritional value of hen's ones and they problem with a new are quick to market. Their meat, similar range of balanced to chicken, is said to give the grey nutrition for the birds generation the energy to face another at various stages, plus day: they are certainly a good source of a costing model so protein. people can budget correctly. Mrs Woloza started farming quail three years ago. She started with 50 birds It produces a layers' and said they are easy to breed—but mash that is 24% hard to sex and three-quarters of her protein. This reduces to 10% protein after three to four weeks. After six or seven Quail eggs contain twice the goodness of hens' ones. weeks they move onto a finishing diet “To move from the office to raising so they no longer lay. The broiler food quail was difficult but thanks to this little contains 18% protein. bird, my family manages to eat and to pay school fees. If we are good to these “We did not vaccinate and somehow birds, they will look after you.” they did not die,” Mrs Woloza said. “We also did not know how long to Capital Foods also launched feed for incubate the eggs but we managed. roadrunners. With the worldwide move The biggest question was: 'Who is the to organic food, the price of market?' I can tell you: we are the r o a d r u n n e r s i s i n c r e a s i n g market. It is a sweet bird and, like all exponentially, so this is a good market Quail, an indigenous bird now meat, it is important to eat it fresh. to investigate as well. being intensively farmed. Would-be quail farmers crammed the Andy Millar hall to find out how to raise these wild birds. Livestock Today April-June 2016 9
A Magazine for Livestock and Meat Advisory Council & its allied associations Mashona Cattle Society marks 65 proud years - AS THE MASHONA IS PROPOSED AS ZIMBABWE'S BASELINE BREED O nce scorned for their small size, Zimbabwe's Mashona cattle are today recognised as one of the world's most productive and resilient bovines. This unique indigenous breed—saved by the Mashona Cattle Society from genetic dilution 60 years ago—is to be adopted as Zimbabwe's baseline cattle breed. “More than ever, we recognise the value of the little Mashona as we experience the effects of climate change,” Joseph Sikosana, director of Livestock and Pastures Research in the Department of Research and Specialist Services told the 65th AGM of the Mashona Cattle Society in December 2015. Adapted over thousands of years to efficient conversion of grass to beef and Ranch, one of the largest commercial the harsh African environment, the also in the dairy industry to boost beef enterprises there, Mashona have Mashona has been genetically production fo r n ational milk sufficiency. outperformed other breeds over the improved for greater productivity by This breed is proving its worth in other last five years, achieving a 98% Mashona cattle breeders working in African countries too. pregnancy rate against the ranch conjunction with the Zimbabwe Herd “On-farm results from Mozambique average of 57%. The Dombe Mashona Book (ZHB). show that Mashona are still the most Herd is the highest performing herd on The Mashona breed has a significant productive cattle on veld”, MCS veld grazing in Mozambique, role to play in farming today—in chairman Dr Doug Bruce told the surpassed only by cows on pasture. climate mitigation strategies, society 's 2015 AGM. On Dombe continued on page ...11 Livestock Today April-June 2016 11
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A Magazine for Livestock and Meat Advisory Council & its allied associations<br />
Mashona Cattle Society marks 65 proud years<br />
- AS THE MASHONA IS PROPOSED AS ZIMBABWE'S BASELINE BREED<br />
O<br />
nce scorned for their small<br />
size, Zimbabwe's Mashona<br />
cattle are today recognised<br />
as one of the world's most productive<br />
and resilient bovines. This unique<br />
indigenous breed—saved by the<br />
Mashona Cattle Society from genetic<br />
dilution 60 years ago—is to be<br />
adopted as Zimbabwe's baseline cattle<br />
breed.<br />
“More than ever, we recognise the<br />
value of the little Mashona as we<br />
experience the effects of climate<br />
change,” Joseph Sikosana, director of<br />
Livestock and Pastures Research in the<br />
Department of Research and Specialist<br />
Services told the 65th AGM of the<br />
Mashona Cattle Society in December<br />
2015.<br />
Adapted over thousands of years to efficient conversion of grass to beef and Ranch, one of the largest commercial<br />
the harsh African environment, the also in the dairy industry to boost beef enterprises there, Mashona have<br />
Mashona has been genetically production fo r n ational milk sufficiency. outperformed other breeds over the<br />
improved for greater productivity by This breed is proving its worth in other last five years, achieving a 98%<br />
Mashona cattle breeders working in African countries too. pregnancy rate against the ranch<br />
conjunction with the Zimbabwe Herd “On-farm results from Mozambique average of 57%. The Dombe Mashona<br />
Book (ZHB). show that Mashona are still the most Herd is the highest performing herd on<br />
The Mashona breed has a significant productive cattle on veld”, MCS veld grazing in Mozambique,<br />
role to play in farming today—in chairman Dr Doug Bruce told the surpassed only by cows on pasture.<br />
climate mitigation strategies, society 's 2015 AGM. On Dombe<br />
continued on page ...11<br />
Livestock Today April-June 2016 11
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