The Breed
"A Breed for a Lifetime of Success that is hardy, drought and disease resistant"
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In 1980 the breed became known as the Huguenot after the French Huguenots who immigrated to South Africa during 1688.
In 1995 the Hugenoot breed was given full recognition by the South African Stud Book Association.
On 22 April 1996, the Hugenoot Cattle Breeders Club was established at Rivulet, near Nelspruit.
On 11 June 1998, the South Africa Hugenoot Cattle Breeders Association was established constituting seven members.
In April 2021, the Hugenoot breed was upgraded to a SP breed.
The Hugenoot breed is medium to large framed, short haired, with good musculature.
Breeders are spread across a wide ecological spectrum in South Africa, from the Free State through to the cold Highveld and the steep mountains of the Waterberg, to the warmer regions of the Bush High- and Lowveld and North West. All of these breeders praise the breed's adaptability to their highly variably regions.
The breed was bred from the Afrikaner and Charolais cattle in a 40% to 60% relation respectively.
The Afrikaner's genes was sought after because of its hardiness, great foraging ability, short smooth coat, natural tick resistance, heat-resistant pigmentation, high quality red meat, great calving ease, good mothering instincts and longevity.
The development of the Hugenoot breed started in 1961 by Dennis Solomon and Daan Laubscher in the lush Lowveld of the Limpopo province, near Phalaborwa.
The aim was to develop a breed that would be adapted to their area which is rugged, tainted with severe tick-related diseases, extreme temperatures, erratic rainfall, and scarce feeding. A breed of cattle that was adaptable with the same capacity, on the same rangeland, that would produce more kilograms of sellable beef.
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Inception
The genes from the Charolaise added a larger and sturdier constitution, good muscling, quick growth through all phases, good feed conversion ration, high fertility, high bull libido and calm temperament.
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In 1980 the breed became known as the Huguenot after the French Huguenots who immigrated to South Africa during 1688.
In 1995 the Hugenoot breed was given full recognition by the South African Stud Book Association.
On 22 April 1996, the Hugenoot Cattle Breeders Club was established at Rivulet, near Nelspruit.
On 11 June 1998, the South Africa Hugenoot Cattle Breeders Association was established constituting seven members.
In April 2021, the Hugenoot breed was upgraded to a SP breed.
Excellent in cross breeding with other breeds.
Conventional breeding programmes is improved by the addition of genomic information. The genomic profiles are correlated with performance measurements and supply extra information for the estimation of breeding values for all economically important traits.
Extremely popular with feedlots due to their low feed intake and very high dressing-mass percentage.
Genomic selection
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Conformation and Exceptional Features of the breed
