Afrikaner

The bull appears masculine and powerful, is large with a strong head a deep, heavy, strong and powerful neck, with wide a developed dewlap which hangs in wrinkled folds; a large firm hump; long, deep well-muscled body; well-formed breeding organs; four strong, well positioned legs with hard hooves; shiny, short coat, with clear darkening from the neck and front part of the hump.

The cow appears genuinely feminine, in balance with her environment in size and weight; smooth, shiny coat; well developed vulva; much narrower in the neck and face compared to the bull.

These cattle have oval shaped heads which appear “breed genuine; deep oval neck; deep oval chest, middle piece and buttocks. This gives an overall impression of a deep, oval shaped animal. HEAD Shape: Long, broad and full between the eyes with well developed orbital ridges. Wide Nasal Bone, fully adjoining the forehead with wide nostrils. Mouth: Big and wide with strong lips. The lower jaw is deep and well formed. 2.3 Eye: Large and brown, protected and hidden by a well developed orbital ridge, eye socket appears oval shaped, slight downward oblique and the front corner opens into a hair- free, clean, open tear front. 2.4. Ears: Medium in size and slightly pointed. 2.5 Crown: Curved, wide between the horns and tends to slightly incline backwards. 2.6. Horns: Optional 2.6.1 Afrikaners may be dehorned. The forequarter of the bull is more heavily developed that that of the cow. Neck: Short, deep and oval with a steady joining at the head and shoulders; Top line of the neck is lower than the backline, with strong developed neck muscles of the bull. Big and loose dewlap with wrinkles; starts in a V-shape under the chin and runs through to the front legs where is ends in a V-shape. 3.3 Brisket: Full, sufficient width in the chest floor, not too prominent. 3.4 Shoulder Blades: Broad, deep, well developed forearm muscle in the case of the bull – ; steadily adjoins the hump, chine and ribs. Cow is not as prominent as that of the bull. Chine is broad and well covered with a gradual increase to the hump.

Hips: Broad and well covered. Rumps are long and broad with a slight fall towards the pin bones which are widely placed. The breed also has widely placed thighs: with broad tail setting which gradually becomes thinner until where it hangs under the heel and ends with a full tail switch. The cow appears genuinely feminine, in balance with her environment in size and weight; smooth, shiny coat; well developed vulva; much narrower in the neck and face compared to the bull.

Alert and awake with a calm, quiet temperament and tame nature. Red – all shades from light red to dark red; and white on and above the underline, red spotted and speckled and all shades of yellow and white. Skin colour: Amber – well pigmented.. 3.5 Hump: Bull: Correctly placed on shoulder blades and sufficiently developed.

The legs and hooves are broad and strong, rather prominent and wide apart, heel tendons well developed. Knees are broad and flat. Pasterns are short and strong.

Reproductive organs scrotum & testes are well developed, even is size and hang equal, must not hang too low. Sheath securely attached with small opening to the front. Udders are well developed, brown teat of medium length and thickness, relative width between each other and well developed vulva.

Balance the lower parts of the body are in proportion and in their conjunction form a symmetrical whole. The wedge shape of the cow is heavier in the back than in the front.

This breed is an ideal meat producer.