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escarpment, which gave rise to its modern name. It was established as a breed with the formation of the
Drakensberger Cattle Breeders' Society in 1947.
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Australia in 2006, and a small population was established there. In that year new registrations in South Africa were approximately
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172:. It is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for milk and for meat. Its origins go back to the early nineteenth century, to the time of the
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per year, more or less equally divided between male and female stock. In 2008 the total registered South
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peoples. It is one of several successful
African composite breeds of Sanga and European stock. In the early days it was
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of the breed world-wide is 'not at risk'; for South Africa it was listed in 2023 as 'at risk/vulnerable'.
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peoples. These cross-breeds developed into a type or breed known as the
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head in 73 herds, of which all but two were performance-recorded; in 2022 a breeding stock of
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334:(European cattle) type. It is of medium to large size, with body weights in the range
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biome of South Africa, and for black colour; it was kept principally along the
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for cows; weights in Eswatini are considerably lower, averaging
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or earlier, when imported European stock from Holland was
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574:Categories
362:References
273:Humansdorp
254:cross-bred
242:Afrikander
235:After the
214:cross-bred
210:Great Trek
178:cross-bred
174:Great Trek
314:cows and
226:selection
285:Eswatini
281:Botswana
258:Freisian
230:sourveld
222:Khoikhoi
194:sourveld
190:selected
186:Khoikhoi
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289:Lesotho
277:Messina
204:History
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94:Weight
89:Traits
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250:Nguni
218:Sanga
182:Sanga
166:breed
539:ISBN
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473:ISBN
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