Saturday, July 31, 2010

Guru


The Gyr is a medium to medium large animal, depending on whether they were developed in the Gyr valley region or in the surrounding mountain area. They can be either spotted (very fine spotting similar to roan in shorthorn) or rich red with varying degrees of the two combined

Brahman

Brahman are easily identified by the hump on their back and long floppy ears. The most common colors are solid gray or solid red. The Brahman breed originated from Bos indicus cattle originally brought from India
Brahman have loose saggy skin with sweat glands and the ability to sweat freely through the pores of the skin, which contributes materially to their heat tolerance. They can walk long distances to water and these cattle thrive where other types of cattle, at best, merely survive.

Beefalo


Beefalo is a cross between Bison (buffalo) and domestic or exotic cattle of any breed. The purpose of the species cross was to blend the outstanding qualities of the Bison with outstanding qualities of the bovine breeds of the world.

Aubrac


The Aubrac breed is a moderate-framed, highly maternal breed from southern France that was developed centuries ago for production of forage-based beef.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

CANCHIM


The Canchim breed is the result of scientific work, which aimed at obtaining economically, the best quality beef under Central Brazilian conditions, research continues even today, making the Canchim breed the most studied in Brazil.

The Canchim bull, serving pasture bred zebu cows, produce early fast growing products, thereby attaining the end to which it was developed, being outstanding compared to other breeds, under the same number of calves, however heavier and of superior quality.

Compared to European breeds, the Canchim bull produces calves with the same weight but in large quantity. The early fast growing products, the result of pasture crossbred zebu cows with Canchim bulls, can be slaughtered at 18 months old if in feedlots after weaning, up to 24 months old if in feedlots after grazing and at 30 months if bred exclusively grazing on the range.

BENGALI



The Bengali originated in what is now Bangladesh and Bengal, India. It is one of the Zebu or Bos indicus breeds native to India. The Bengali ranges in size from small to dwarf. The bottom picture on this page shows the size comparison between a mature Gir and Bengali animal.

ALBÈRES



This is a semi-feral breed found in the Albères Mountains and eastern Pyrenees of France and Spain. It is black, blond or brown in coloration and the breed is rare.

Africanders


Africanders are medium-sized cattle with loose skin and large drooping ears. Bulls have the typical Zebu hump. They vary from a light tan to a deep cherry red.
The animals have creamy white horns. The low maintenance Africander is heat-tolerant and well adapted to withstand harsh conditions.

CACHENA



This breed is similar to the Barrosa and is found in Entrino, South Orense and Galicia in Spain.

The Cachena has a mature weight of the females of 255 kg and only 112 cm tall and males stand 114 cm and weigh 375 kg. The Cachena is not a dwarf but a miniature with a well-proportioned body and big lyre-shaped horns. These animals live on poor granite soil and are very hardy.

Cholistani


The Cholistani is a multi-purpose breed, being used for both meat and milk and as a draft animal.
They are Zebu or Bos indicus cattle and are found in the Cholistan desert in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Cholistani are usually speckled red, brown or black. They are of recent origin and are thought to have been derived from the crossing of Sahiwal with the local cattle.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

An Angus bull


Given its size the farm will be in a unique position of being able to buy and sell cattle as a commodity. The present plans call for a 15 to 1 ratio of cows to bulls with a targeted range of 6,600 calves per annum

Feeding pen using troughs


To meet local demand, this is our determining factor in taking up this project. With very suitable climatic conditions for cattle farming in Malaysia, we are currently in discussion with local ministries to obtain 10 000 acres of land for the initial phase.

A Longhorn bull


This project is targeted to hit full capacity in 5 years, during which time the consumption pattern is expected to rise. Over these 5 years the invested capital is estimated to be between RM50 Million to RM75 Million. Downstream activities such as cow skin, cow dung, etc, are expected to generate additional income for this project.

With the present full support and blessing of the Ministries involved we expect this project to be a great success and contribute positively towards self sufficiency of the nation.