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    Braford: a superior yet affordable breed

    Jun 03, 2022 5 minutes

    How did you get involved with the Braford?

    Flip de Jager from Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), and Naudé Bremer from Rosendal, Free State, were the first cattlemen to develop Braford cattle in South Africa, and they did so independently of one another.

    My father, Dr Johan Meaker, is an animal scientist and was closely involved in the development of De Jager’s bloodline. After seeing the final outcome of the breeding programme, he bought a bull from one of the foundation herds in 1985 to start his own herd, which was registered as Meaker Brafords.

    He is one of the founding members of the Braford Cattle Breeders’ Society of South Africa (SA Braford) and served as its president for many years.

    I was appointed president of the association in 2019.

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