I went to a Nguni Stud Breeder!

[@setsomokoti2881]

One thing about cattle they can drive you crazy. 🤣🤣 The cattle look great. One thing about cattle thy are tough, last year my place burnt down and those cows held strong and calved. I was shocked seeing them this year gaining weight on a depleted camp. Im waiting for my calves from October 15th. Really enjoy this channel

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks! Yes, as soon as I think I have it figured out - then something new comes along! Thanks for the support!

[@HAMUTIMAT2]

Our late Father was advised to keep farming with Nguni's & just get excellent Nguni bulls, He ignored the advice & we're suffering the consequences of that decision, We had Brahman, Limousines, Santa, Boran, simmentaler, Simbra & now we have finally had to settle with Bonsmara bulls with cross breeds, our Nguni's are gone.😢😢😢 We now spend thousands on fodder, supplements & vaccines. We can't sell throughout the year due to body conditions.

[@shanecotty3275]

I'm sitting with a similar situation with our local communal herd. I'm trying to mentor the owners who have larger breeds not doing very well - 30% calving rates at great expense! Unfortunately they are quite stubborn and insist on farming with "expensive" breeds. But slowly I'm starting to get through to them.

[@lutte2364]

Vos bêtes sont en très bon état sanitaire et bien nourries. Mais que mangent-elles ?? Je ne vois aucune herbes dans ces enclos. Vont-elles sur des pâturages ? Où leur apportez-vous une autre alimentation ??

[@patsonmarime1875]

This is amazing. I now love nguni cattle.

[@shanecotty3275]

They are good animals!

[@jacobwolki5138]

Great video, really enjoyed getting to view this herd!

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks. The camera doesn't do justice to how these animals REALLY look!

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks! The camera doesn't do them justice!

[@felanimasilela2025]

Wow! Speechless Shane. This breed is unbelievable. Very impressive and thank you so much for sharing.

[@shanecotty3275]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@qwalaselatshaka7151]

Thank you for blessing us with this information Mr Shane, we learning a lot from you🙏🏾

[@shanecotty3275]

I appreciate that

[@finbarrdinneen3430]

That is a great herd of cows. A great place to buy the foundation of some of your own herd

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks. Yes they are tough, hardy animals. I'm actually thinking of registering as a stud breeder since I bought 2 on tge auction - but came back with 5 heifers and s bull!

[@_abstractions]

Great content, very educational. My brother and I are doing research and you are exactly what we needed. I subscribed!

[@shanecotty3275]

Awesome, thank you!

[@njabulombuyazi5132]

Fantastic video! thoroughly enjoyed it. Hands down theee most beautiful Nguni I have ever seen. Yesses Zinhle maan!

[@shanecotty3275]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AlilaliJerrie]

Yea,I've to admit,the cows look well taken care of. Kudos to you man.

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks!

[@brendandooka4205]

Been doing my homework on the polled Nguni cattle Trust from your giving information I see a true game changer for the Nguni breed with its polled genetic values (I was wowed too see polled Nguni cattle) I love how hardy they are n I truly belive they will add some desirable treats for beef producers looking to keep the indigenous breeds at tope value for money ♥️♥️♥️🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 I'll for ever be a hawk to your project for I see deep value in your products

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Brendan, I certainly think there is an opportunity here. Not just with the polled but the breed in general. One just has to find the winning recipe 👍

[@sibusisonyuswa9880]

I can not believe they look so healthy without any green grass of feeds...i wish i can visit and stay with them about month to witness this greatness

[@shanecotty3275]

It's amazing how well they do, even in a drought!

[@andredejager484]

My thoughts exactly. There is no way they look like this .He is Feeding a supplement mix of some sort .I come from Botswana and and seen 1000's die this season from drought. Skin and bone they were .

[@devillierscooks2743]

Idea for a video, how to grade the confirmation on stud cattle. Another thing is interview the breeder or ask him how he selects and what he looks for, to my understanding each breeder would have different nuggets of info on what characteristics to look for.

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi, Each breed has it's own breeders society that decide on the selection criteria for that breed. If you're a stud breeder they usually send out inspectors to select and approve new animals that must be registered.

[@kennethball2796]

Awesome and Amen. Nguni a Premiere Indigenous breed.

[@ntsikandamase]

Your herds are amazing as well boet

[@MongeziFiki-jp8hw]

These cattle survive even droughts environment

[@KaraboMontjane-q8t]

Nguni cattle went through natural selection over years hence they are adapted to harsh conditions. If you want farm with hardy cattle go for Nguni, their fertility is superb 🤞🤞

[@shanecotty3275]

Exactly!

[@jamesmorton5017]

How does the high urea ratio effect the flavor and quality of the meat? Does meat quality match their looks?

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi James, Ironically they have very good quality meat! So it seems that it doesn't affect it at all.

[@mpeHatchery]

These are amazing cows, impressive indeed. What would you expect if you breed Nguni and Boran? I'm just wondering.

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi, There are some that cross them - called Borguni. I think there is a lot of potential in this cross. Eventually I will bring in some boran yo put on mine. Thanks for the comment!

[@abrahamnick5087]

Great video 👍😊

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks and welcome to the channel!

[@calgal5752]

It always amazes me how they can find enough to live on…

[@shanecotty3275]

They are an amazing breed!

[@normanwermann2970]

I went for livestock management training a few years ago(around 10) and we asked about the Nguni and why they are not as common in Namibia as the other breeds. The instructor told us, not allot of farmers or feedlots are interested in buying the small frame Nguni. When ever buyers see the polka dot hides at auctions, they turn a blind eye. Thus selling it would be a bit of an issue and since its a small frame breed you will not get allot of money selling it. But, as mentioned in the video, this breed is tough, has a thick hide and is not prone to parasites like other breeds. It really does not need allot of maintenance thus i believe it to be the best for communal farming and even commercial especially where grass and water is scarce, like most parts here in Namibia. I think people should stop the idea of farming with exotic big breeds where they spend allot of money annually on maintenance and cattle dying during drought, and consider farming with local small to medium sized breeds. I dont really know what happened in the market during last 10 years, but we really need a market for small local breeds. If there is, then WELL DONE!!!

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Norman, thanks for the comment! Yes, unfortunately selling the calves can be challenging at times. However I believe that these indigenous animals offer tremendous opportunities to commercial farmers. You don't need to keep them pure. Your cow is your calf factory and if you base your cows on the nguni breed, while crossing with Sussex, Bonsmara or even Brangus bulls - you can still get the best of both worlds! Even if you get paid less for your calves, the sheer kg/ha that you can produce makes up for that. Then there is also the option of doing a long weaner system - or finishing off grass. But these animals are unfortunately overlooked and scoffed at when they have so much to offer!

[@normanwermann2970]

@@shanecotty3275 I saw your other video (How to farm profitably with cattle) and based on that video and this, i believe the Nguni would be ideal to farm with, mixed with other medium sized bulls as you just stated. Especially during these times where we are faced with drought.

[@shanecotty3275]

That's correct. Even if you use nguni cows with a terminal bull eg sussex you will still be better off - in my opinion.

[@normanwermann2970]

@@shanecotty3275 I agree

[@brendandooka4205]

All I can say is WOW Plus it's the first polled Nguni herd that I've seen without cross interference But wow Amazing animals at first I thought they where Bora type cows👌👌👌👌👌 Would love to get some commercial animals from that herd an put a mashona bull to them

[@shanecotty3275]

I wasn't planning on buying any ngunis - yet. But when I saw the auction catalogue two red heifers caught my eye and I knew I just had to have them. Well I came back with 5 heifers and a bull 🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@kanyereuben4743]

But how do they survive? where are the feeds? be honest!!

[@shanecotty3275]

They survive by eating leaves from the trees, some bushes that grow in that area and the little bit of grass further out in the camp. Strue!

[@wenatahakwano3718]

we have thousands of angonis here i zambia western province. It's the original breed around here. but one thing is the pure angoni dont have such body types of boran or barhman. i think here the angoni was once crossed with other exotic breads to make these type of animals with such bodies.

[@shanecotty3275]

I think it's the environment that selected the correct body type naturally. There is a reason why the angonis outproduce other breeds under your conditions - it's because they are adapted. Even our nguni ecotypes differe a little in shape and size.

[@segamogotlha5290]

*AFTER WATCHING TO YOUR CONTENT, I'M NOW A SUBSCRIBER FOR MORE UPDATES ABOUT THIS MARVELOUS KIND OF CATTLE BREED!!*

[@shanecotty3275]

Thank you!

[@FitMuthatrucka]

How do these sell?

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi FitMuthatrucka, Welcome to the channel! Selling tgeir offspring pure as weaners can be challenging. The feedlots discriminate against them. But the farmers who farm them manage to still do so successfully. Some grow and finish them off grass and sell directly to the abattoir - with no penalties. Others cross with european breeds and are able to sell 70% of the weaner calves at full value.

[@BarengFarming]

Great animals wow am impressed …..I however fail to understand how those animals are that good with no feed but well done to the Owner and congratulations on your heifer acquisition. Is he not selling any of those young Nguni bull calves I am willing to buy one immediately if he is selling

[@shanecotty3275]

They actually browsing - which means they eating tree leaves, young branches and of course the natural bushes and dhrubs that grow in tge area.

[@ngurunguzahaironga6322]

This is good for us who want to farm with nguni cattle. What type of salt lik did he give his cattle.

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi, they usually give licks based on the season. Protein licks for the winter and phosfate licks in the summer. Of course, if there's drought then they may add energy/maize to the lick.

[@LindelwaMkizwana-cz9js]

Hai Mr I'm in the Eastern Cape at Hewu district around Queenstown are you cattle can be good for my area because it's also a dry area in winter.

[@shanecotty3275]

Google Nandi Ngunis, I think that they are around your area.

[@true5188]

How many hectare per animal. Whos buying them for meat . Animals get breed for different areas. and purposes. They are adapted in those area . How big is this herd.

[@shanecotty3275]

Not sure. I know he had a breeding herd of 300 before the fire. He had to sell quite a few off afterwards.

[@BeyonInc]

Im in love these cows are wooow😮🎉

[@shanecotty3275]

They ARE nice!

[@hassanBinMoshi]

I would be interested in buying some animals from you or this breeder! They look great

[@shanecotty3275]

Maybe one day!

[@ralphdorfling4628]

Well adapted cattle indeed. However, when it comes to marketing of wheeners at age 7 months, Nguni calves are still small and are mostly way under desired mass, compared to also well adapted cross breeds.

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Ralph, You are perfectly correct! They do wean lighter calves and selling them pure can be a challenge. However some farmers are crossing them with exotic bulls. That way you have all the advantages of the pure nguni cow, while having a heavier, more marketable calf. Some farmers are weaning around 220kg of these crosses at 8 months of age. Because the cows maintain body condition, and the nguni changes it's teeth at a slightly older age - one can wean them a little bit older and gain more weaning mass.

[@siyakadikwayo3107]

I'm learning a lot from this channel - Dankie! Quick question - what is a stud breeder?

[@shanecotty3275]

A stud breeder breeds pure animals of a specific breed. So their main job is to keep a breed pure and up to the breed society standards.

[@siyakadikwayo3107]

Thank you.

[@shanecotty3275]

@@siyakadikwayo3107 My pleasure.

[@alextercisio]

Am from kenya those animals look great but the fact is he must feed them with dry matter

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Alex, Welcome to the channel! He has started feeding dry material 🖕

[@rotoalma7823]

Wonderful bread

[@shanecotty3275]

Thank you so much

[@afriquelesud]

As for meat production, the most kg/ha. Indigenous livestock is the way to go. I have always loved the Sangunu/Nguni cattle breeds. Damara cows, I think, are also in the Sanguni family.

[@shanecotty3275]

I agree! It's a pity these animals are looked down as I think they have so much to offer! Not only kg/ha, but also minimal inputs, minimal chemicals required and the ability to finish off grass and produce a top class, healthy product. To me it's the logicsl choice!

[@SongezileJilimane-nr6jz]

Which area I can find them in south africa

[@shanecotty3275]

Go to the Breed Society page on google - you will find a list of all the breeders.

[@sandilekubeka8375]

Wow 🎉😮

[@Newfarm.]

Hi my brother I used to watch your video about nguni cattle and I like it and I am here in Limp0mpo how to get these animals my name is Mashige

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Mashige, Google Nguni Breeders Society. They have a breeders list on their website. You'll find your closest breeder on there.

[@sibusisonyuswa9880]

It means stone licks is Best thing to go for than buying feeds🤔🤔

[@moonchildunsainted]

Good vid again. im a subscriber from Botswana. In Botswana we seem to have lost most of our Tswana cattle breed, we failed to save them. right now there's a government owned facility with Tswana bull semen, we can see how those bulls looked like, they look much like the Nguni you showed here, its unlike the tswana you see when you go out in the country to the farms, even with colour, the old Tswana in the pics and old videos looks like your Nguni, but now its a bit different. and there is just a handful of those bulls for which we saved the semen. If i wanted to breed pure Tswana i would have a very limited pool of genetics. to add to it, we have now as a country imported foreign cattle breeds to increase our national herd, so Tswana really is going to be a thing of the past, maybe the government will have pure Tswana in a single farm, but i dont think you can go to a farmer out here and find pure Tswana

[@shanecotty3275]

It's a pity that people don't realise the value of these indigenous breeds. They formed over time, selected by nature to be the best animals for our conditions. Unfortunately man always thinks he knows better.

[@jackholman5008]

Great video,know any mashona stud breeders?

[@shanecotty3275]

I know OF some stud breeders - but tge guys seem to be quite secretive.

[@ignitiusmabusela7128]

@@shanecotty3275I have also come to the same realisation I wonder what they are trying to gate-keep. All respond by saying I am not selling any of my cattle I’m busy building my heard.

[@shanecotty3275]

Pretty much what I have heard as well. Realistically I think it's probably the case. We might have to wait a few years for animals to become available.

[@ThembaMthimkhulu-gn6ow]

do we have spanish bulls in mzansi

[@shanecotty3275]

Not that I know of.

[@siphesihlemfeka4794]

What is the name of this farm and the address plz

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi, unfortunately I make it a point not to give out personal info on social media - but you can search up the breeders on the Breeders Society page on the net.

[@segamogotlha5290]

*HELLO SIR, THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND THE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. I AM FROM BOTSWANA AND I AM IMPRESSED TO HAVE WATCHED AND SEED HOW THE COWS ARE HEALTHY DESPITE THE DROUGHT. I'M IN FOR IT FOR THE NGUNI CATTLE. HOW DO I GET YOUR CONTACTS IF ONE WANTS TO BUY. //THANK YOU SIR!!*

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Segamo, Unfortunately I'm not selling any. I have too few. But go to the Nguni web page and you will gey contact details. Thanks for the kind comments!

[@qhudeni-i2y]

Which area of Northern Cape is this ?

[@shanecotty3275]

Hopetown

[@siyabongamasikane3180]

Shane, correct me if I'm wrong I'm also learning. This bull look more like a Mashona more than a Nguni.

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Siyabonga, Mashonas are black in colour, shorter on the leg but more compactly built. They look a little different tp this bull.

[@TheAfricanantkeeper]

Great video 🩵

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks!

[@SongezileJilimane-nr6jz]

Where can I find this nguni cow's

[@shanecotty3275]

Search the breed on fb, then you'll see when the next auction takes place.

[@LaryCharles]

What is the origin of this breed? They look hardy and disease resistant.

[@shanecotty3275]

They are one of the breeds that are indigenous to South Africa. They are hardy and disease resistant.

[@LaryCharles]

@@shanecotty3275 Can you estimate the weight of them? Especially the mature market weight for bulls?

[@shanecotty3275]

Market weight for steers would be around 500 - 550kg. Mature cows weigh between 350 - 450kg.

[@LaryCharles]

@@shanecotty3275 how can this breed be exported to the Caribbean? To Antigua 🇦🇬 to be specific; whether live or semen?

[@shanecotty3275]

Sorry, just saw your comment. Google the Nguni Stud breeders society and make contact with them. I know that embryos and semen was exported to Australia some years back - so I'm pretty sure that they could help you out. Let me know if you don't come right and I'll see if I can help!

[@walterlebzax9585]

Nguni with no horns? I think they're mixed with Brahman or boran.

[@shanecotty3275]

Not at all. Polled ngunis occur naturally.

[@Ndunawe53]

Possible giving them browser plus mine have lost condition in the 2024 drought in Namibia.

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Ndunawe, It's dry!!! They still haven't had rain!

[@brendandooka4205]

What's the stud name of you don't mind giving

[@brendandooka4205]

#if

[@shanecotty3275]

Gariep Ngunis

[@FanyanaHadebe]

Can you please do a video about cattle on this snowy weather

[@shanecotty3275]

The snow is too far from here!

[@samorabeda5701]

How can I get this in Tanzania

[@shanecotty3275]

Don't know. Maybe try contacting the Breed Society. But you should have access to boran cattle in your area?

[@samorabeda5701]

@@shanecotty3275 we don't have breed society here

[@shanecotty3275]

You must contact the Breed Society in South Aftica. They should be able to tell you if animals are being exported or not.

[@BuaMolime]

Good characteristics within nguni and Brahman breed

[@shanecotty3275]

True, however the australians and americans seem to think that the brahman produces tough meat?

[@MyGreggory]

Hi can you pls make a vid of them feeding

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi MyGreggory, This hetd is nearly 500km away from me - so making another video now won't be possible. I hope to see them again this year and I'll see if I can make another one.

[@simphiweraymondmajola375]

Had these at home when I grew up hence I still go buy my milk at the farm...I can`t eat processed milk at all...very beautiful herd for sure

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks!

[@MzangwaCalvinMali]

Zinhle inkomo zesintu ezi ziyahamba yonke indawo zomelele futhi

[@shanecotty3275]

Ngiabonga Mzangwa.

[@MzangwaCalvinMali]

@shanecotty3275 Hallelujah

[@MzangwaCalvinMali]

@shanecotty3275 Hallelujah

[@Msk1690]

Would love to get this breed to cross them with my local ones.

[@shanecotty3275]

What local breeds do you have?

[@Msk1690]

@@shanecotty3275 Kenyan borana

[@shanecotty3275]

Boran is a very good breed! I agree that a cross would work. Can't you get any mashona cattle?

[@ntsikandamase]

Farmers disney land Oom Shane🎉😂

[@shanecotty3275]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Newfarm.]

The condition are so bad but the cows are very good there is no grass I really don't know how they survive in that condition

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Mashige, They were browsing on the trees - eating the leaves. There are some shrubs and a small amount of grass further away - but I think the trees were the main source of feed.

[@AmiinMahamud-y7o]

This is not pure inguni there is bonsmara blood in this animal

[@shanecotty3275]

He is a registered stud breeder. They do DNA testing on all the animals.

[@dr.changezdentalhospital8301]

I will like to add a local Pakistani breed in desert who also live on minimum greesing available is called cholistani cow and bull please have a look through google or KZbin please

[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks, I'll have a look.

[@Land-f7q]

Look up the criollo cattle

[@shanecotty3275]

I am actually aware of the criollo breed - although I don't know much about them. They would technically be very similar to our Ngunis in terms of hardiness adaptability etc. I think they were developed in a much drier climate though?

[@munyazamunyaza5005]

Can you please do a video on mashona please 🇳🇦

[@shanecotty3275]

As soon as I can find a herd to record I'll do so 👍.

[@tobiasshimpanda6632]

Watching from Namibia i love ur video but those are not 100 % nguni breeds an i dnt thnk u telling the truth by sain u dnt feed them specially the hearfers

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Tobias, I'm sorry to hear that you doubt my integrity. It's interesting seeing that he is a registered stud breeder, the animals are registered with the breed society and I would think they have all been DNA recorded. So why do you say they are not 100%? Secondly, go check out Kenneth Ball on youtube. His latest video shows how well HIS animals are doing without supplemented feed.

[@SavutaFarms]

No supplement, don't believe this😮

[@shanecotty3275]

Strue!

[@pashupalanjankari8353]

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[@shanecotty3275]

Thanks! I watched the video but couldn't understand anything.

[@bhekaningwenya836]

if these animals are looking this great under these conditions, what is he doing different from the average communial farmer? I don't want to make this a race but cattle looks good under a white mans watch, what is it that they doing that our fellow blacks including myself are failing to do? cause we can farm on the same land my cattle won't look like his. if you have the answers to my question/comment please do share

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Bhekani, Welcome to the channel and thanks for your comment! Let me start off by saying you're the 2cnd person to say the same thing to me... It's not a race thing as there are white cattle farmers who have the same problem. This is also not an easy question to answer! So I'll start off with this farmer: While he did not have much in the way of grass - there were a number of trees and some small bushes that the cattle could eat. It also helps that his cattle are not kraaled at night so they have more hours to graze when forage is low in supply. While they went through a drought - they still got a bit of rain and he was able to rent some grazing that helped. He also adheres to the correct stocking density. Now with communal cattle: The challenge starts with the fact that there are usually too many animals for the available grazing area. This means that the grazing never gets a chance to rest & recover. I see this with our local communal herd and the multiple owners are not willing to sell off any unproductive animals and reduce numbers so as to improve the grazing. The problem with continual grazing is that your good, climax grasses die off and are replaced by poorer pioneer or sub climax grasses. They don't have the same nutritional value and the animals lose condition. They also don't produce the same volume of feed. The next issue is that (in our local herd) the owners farm with animals poorly suited to restricted grazing. They see the good prices that the imported breeds fetch at the auctions and want the same - which is understandable. So they get these larger framed animals that are less suitable, that require more grass and struggle to produce efficiently under these conditions. The sad part is that they end up getting even poorer prices as they seldom produce animals that are in good condition for the auctions. I farm with adapted animals because I want low input animals that can thrive on the minimum. Another challenge facing communal herds is that they only graze a few hours per day after which they are put in the kraal. When there's not much grass cattle need more time to fill their bellies and this really puts strain on them. I plan on doing a follow up video on a communal herd this week - so I'll see if I can give more info in that video 👍

[@bhekaningwenya836]

@ thank you so much for taking your time and giving me some light on this matter. I really appreciate it. With communal land being an issue, can planning lurcene and lab-lab be a viable alternative?

[@shanecotty3275]

Hi Bhekane, Planting lucerne is expensive.... There are cheaper alternatives. But no matter what you plant - it can only carry so many animals. Overstocking is the biggest challenge followed by the breeds chosen. I'm not sure what lab-lab is?

[@bhekaningwenya836]

@@shanecotty3275 thank you for the feedback