March 2011 - Namibia Stud Breeders Association
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Vol 1/No1 – March 2011
Important: Copyright policy here. Indien nie anders vermeld alle bydraes deur Peter Massmann. Redakteur: Dr. Michael Bradfield
Weens stadige 'plaaslyne' het elke item net ’n kort inleiding met ’n kliek-skakel vir die res van die artikel. Geen langdradige berigte of tierlantyntjies wat aflaai bemoeilik. Die meeste berigte is spesiaal vir LRF telers lede geskep - ons probeer om kopiëring van ander bronne tot ’n minimum te beperk - dis mos ou nuus. Op hierdie stadium Afrikaans:Engels 50:50. _____________________________________________________
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Comment by the Editor Dr. Michael Bradfield. See here Kommentaar deur die LRF Voorsitter Mnr. Wessel Hattingh. Lees hier Het nog nooit van die LRF gehoor nie. Wie, wat, waar is hulle, lees hier Improvement of the cowherd through female selection is not effective. It is 90% more effective by continuously using good bulls. More Die beste prestasie getoetste bulle, kom ons doop hulle rasleier-bulle, word na elke BREEDPLAN BLUP analise deur die betrokke telersgenootskappe bekendgestel. Dit is bulle wat volgens hulle eie prestasie, die prestasie van verwante en/of op grond van hulle nageslag se prestasie in een of meer eienskappe binne die ras uitblink. Hoe word hulle gekies en waar word die besonderhede gepubliseer - lees hier Wrong EBV's, who is to blame. Why do some breeders cheat themselves, and their stud bulls, by incorrect recording? Performance testing breeders should read here, as well as serious bull-buyers. Read more Holsteins eerste in melkproduksie. Die jongste melkaantekening syfers vir SA suiwel koeie. Meer hier Google "Leachman Cattle of Colorado" and you get 9400 results. Dr. Bradfield persuaded a very busy Mr. Leachman to speak at the 2011 LRF Stockman's school (his trip sponsored by Unistel). Read more Bewaar populêre bloedlyne vir DNA-merker doeleindes. LRF rasgenootskappe behoort ’n gene-bank te stig. Meer hier The beef cattle stud industry reaches a 20 year high. What's happening in the stud industry. Which breeds types are dominating. Read more Suider-Afrika se populêrste internet stoetbees diensverskaffer verby die miljoen kerf. Die populariteit van enige webtuiste word gemeet aan die getal gebruikers of aantal transaksies. Die LRF/BREEDPLAN rasse in Suid-Afrika en Namibië se webtuistes het verlede jaar vir die eerste keer ’n miljoen transaksies oorskry. Hoekom die populariteit en watter rasse staan uit - Lees meer Why is weaning-time the most important weighing/recording time for the BREEDPLAN breeder? Because weaning weight is compulsory and a couple of other very important traits can only be recorded at weaning before calves are culled and sold. Do I weigh the calf at exactly 200 days or can I reduce weighing to only a few times a year. More here Is mooi uiers by suiwel beeste net mooi of ook funksioneel? Holstein telers lees hier Expert on advantages of using performance tested bulls. This should also be very informative to your commercial bull buyer. Read here Fase C groeitoets deelname daal. In die dae voor BLUP was daar meriete in hierdie toetse, vandag nie. Teel die fase C goue meriete beter as die dood gewone fase C bul? Lees meer Genomics, the new buzzword in the stud industry. A popular discussion issue at US, Australian and European congresses is genomic research and applications. In just a few years it has evolved from covering just a few markers (remember the tenderness and marbling Genestar tests) to a powerful selection tool. Keep updated Wanneer weeg ek en wat kry ek. Kliek hier
Watter teelwaardes is tans vir my ras beskikbaar. Kliek hier What a pleasure, for a decade part of a world leader. Ten years ago a mad idea but today all smiles. More here My speengewigte is vanjaar weens droogte heelwat laer as verlede jaar maar my kudde se speen-teelwaarde (EBV) het gestyg. Wys jou BLUP werk nie. Lees hier How do we define the optimum cow? Cattle farmers world wide and judges of all breeds have discussed this for many decades and scientists investigated this comprehensively. I found a few very noteworthy comments by well known beef cattle specialists on this important subject – Read further Kan rasgenootskappe die bulle voorsien. Is daar genoeg koeie vir die bulle wat ons produseer. Lisensiëring van bulle. Meer hier Whow! HerdMASTER® introduces new version computer program for breeders. This reduces the breeders' paperwork significantly. Read here Hoe vergelyk ek die genetika van diere met mekaar. Dis mos belangrik om perspektief te kry. Hoe hanteer ek dit ... Lees hier. DNA tests alone don’t tell you much but can be used much more effectively when incorporated into the performance testing evaluation of a breed and presented as an EBV. Beef and dairy breeders read here Meer vleis met minder koeie. Dit vind in die meeste westerse lande plaas. Wat is die situasie by ons. Lees meer Cow weight is the best indicator of cow feed requirements and a valuable benchmark for sought after 'growth curve bender bulls'. But when and how do we weigh cows. Read here SA Holstein eerste in SA met top registrasie rekenaarprogram. Meer Let's talk bull.... The experts say and I quote in not more than 5 lines - Read here Zimbabwe, slaan oor na BREEDPLAN. Lees meer Things are moving fast in the stud breeding business and on going research is of the utmost importance. Agricultural research has stagnated in Southern Africa but BREEDPLAN participants are privileged to have access to and benefit from the latest research and development programs. Read here Stud breeders must be responsible. Here A team of experts on meat production, consumption and prices in South Africa. See here A team of experts on milk production, consumption and prices in South Africa. See here Kalender: BREEDPLAN en HerdMASTER kursusse, Bul van die Jaar skoue en meer - Lees meer