Why the ‘right’ breed can earn you more money

Certain breeds or crossbred animals are not generally viewed as ‘beef animals’. While such cattle can still be grown into slaughter animals, they will not fetch anything close to what is paid for typical beef breeds on the market. This is due to carcass weight, carcass conformation (shape), fat distribution, and other factors.

Some of these breeds may be purebred (lighter frame type) Nguni cattle, dairy breed crosses, or even genetically poor pure beef-type animals. Even