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(Huidiglik slegs beskikbaar in
Engels)
Schedule B
(1 July 2014)
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.
1.
Reproduction
1.1
First Registration Females
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Inspection Date:
2 years
3 years 3 months
4 years 7 months
5 years 11 months
7 years 3 months
8 years 7 months
9 years 11 months
11 years 3 months
12 years 7 months
13 years 11 months
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Number of Calves:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 |
1.1.1 Must calve within 730
days of inspection date.
1.1.2 No calving interval may
exceed 730 days.
1.1.3 A cow must rear at least
two of any three consecutive calves
(up to weaning age).
1.2
Progeny of Registered Cows
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Age of Dam:
3 years 3 months
4 years 7 months
5 years 11 months
7 years 3 months
8 years 7 months
9 years 11 months
11 years 3 months
12 years 7 months
13 years 11 months
15 years 3 months |
Number of Calves
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 |
1.2.1 A heifer must calve
before the age of 39 months
1.2.2 No calving interval may
exceed 730 days
1.2.3 A cow must rear at least
two of any three consecutive calves
(up to weaning age)
1.3
Bulls
Eligibility for
registration or recording shall be
dependent upon compliance with the
following -
A minimum scrotal circumference of
1) 26cm at a mass of 150 - 199
kg; or
2) 27cm at a mass of 200 - 249
kg; or
3) 28cm at a mass of 250 - 299
kg; or
4) 29cm at a mass of 300 - 349
kg; or
5) 30cm at a mass of 350 - 399
kg; or
6) 31cm at a mass of 400 - 449
kg; or
7) 32cm at a mass of 450 - 499
kg; or
8) 33cm at a mass of 500 or
more kg.
2. 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 Inspector, will be
rejected.
2.1
Disqualifications and
discriminations which can lead to
disqualification:
2.1.1 Head:
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undershot jaw
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overshot jaw
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skew muzzle
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skew face
2.1.2 Front and hind legs:
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Split between hooves too wide
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Hooves curling inwardly
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Outgrowing hooves
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Uneven length of hooves
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Sagging pasterns
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Absence of dew laws
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Standing over at the knees or hollow
knees X-legs (knock kneed)
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Bandy legs
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Pigeon toed
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Sickle or upright hocks
2.1.3 Shoulder:
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Loosely attached shoulder
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Wither extending far above shoulders
2.1.4 Chest, back and midpiece:
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Devil’s grip
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Hollow back
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Hunch back
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Laterally twisted spine (scoliosis)
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Narrow chested
2.1.5 Pelvis, rump and tail:
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Narrow pelvis (female)
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Flat, roofy or excessively drooping
rump
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Very prominent root of tail
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Wry tail and skew tail attachment
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Congenital knack in upper third of
tail
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Non-flexible tip
2.1.6 Reproductive
characteristics:
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Naval fold of bulls may not exceed
15 cm
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Naval fold of females may not exceed
7cm
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Preputial prolapse
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Hypoplasia of testes (uni- or
bilateral)
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Forward pointing Epididimii (“skepballe”)
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Epididimus absent
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Scrotal split may not exceed 2cm.
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Tortion of scrotum may not exceed
45º
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Cryptorchidysm (partial – or
bilateral)
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Pendulous scrotum
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Infantile or horizontally inclined
vulva
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Poor udder shape
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Congenital imbalance of udder
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Malformed teats
2.1.7 General
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Frizzy or woolly summer coat
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Long haired coat
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Bulls with oxy or feminine
appearance
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Heifers with oxy of masculine
appearance
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Pony type or extreme large frame
type
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Poor muscling
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Double muscle or excessive muscling
in females
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Ears too long or drooping
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Thoracic position of hump, loose and
guinea-fowl comb shaped
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Excessive dewlap
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Albino or poor pigmentation
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Aggressive or wild temperament
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Chronic bloaters
3. Semen
and Embryo Donors
The Society must control the
practice of AI and ET in Nguni herds
in accordance with the Act.
3.1
Procedure for application
3.1.1 Apply in writing to the
Society;
3.1.2 Apply for co-ownership
if applicable;
3.1.3 Donor bulls and cows
will be inspected and recommended by
two Inspectors and approved by a
Committee appointed by the
Council. The inspectors
will be appointed by the Society and
at least one of the inspectors must
be a Senior inspector.
3.2 Standards
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Requirements
for donors of semen destined for
sale, export or transfer
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Requirements
for donors of embryos destined for
transfer, sale or export |
