Breed Standards

The Council may direct the Society to reject or to cancel the registration or recording of an Nguni that does not continue to comply with the following set of minimum standards.

Reproduction

FIRST REGISTRATION FEMALES

Must calve within 24 months of inspection date.
No calving interval may exceed 730 days.
A cow must rear at least 2 of any 3 consecutive calves (up to weaning age).

PROGENY OF REGISTERED COWS
(This section is currently under re-consideration – May 2008)

Visual Appraisal

DESCRIPTION OF NGUNI CATTLE (C.W.B. Armstrong and E.H.H. Meyer) adapted and adopted by the Liaison Committee for Indigenous Livestock shall be used as a guideline by the Society’s Inspectors.

The accent is on functional efficiency.

Animals with hereditary defects or with deviations, which will impede the functional efficiency according to the appraisal of the

Semen and Embryo Donors

The Society must control the practice of AI and ET in Nguni herds in accordance with the Act.

PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION

Apply in writing to the Society;
Apply for co-ownership if applicable;
Bull for AI Centres will be recommended by Inspectors and approved by a Committee appointed by the Council.