The livestock element at Nampo Harvest Day has, over time, grow to be one of many highlights on the present, with 27 cattle breeds and 16 sheep, pig and goat breeds participating within the exhibitions this 12 months.
Nico Vermaak, secretary at Grain SA, is accountable for the livestock element at Nampo, and based on him, just about all of the livestock breed societies within the nation are participating within the occasion in 2025.
The target of livestock exhibitions is to afford breeders the chance to introduce their respective breeds to farmers.
Chatting with Farmer’s Weekly, Vermaak mentioned grain performed an important position within the meat manufacturing worth chain.
“By far, most of South African grain producers additionally run a livestock element on their farms, which makes for an interdependency between the sectors. It’s subsequently important to supply our guests a as broad as potential array of knowledge in Grain SA’s quest for sustainability and profitability.”
When it comes to biosecurity at Nampo Park, Vermaak mentioned Grain SA adopted strict biosecurity protocols.
“All of the animals on show are inspected by a non-public veterinarian each morning earlier than the gates are opened. We’re additionally visited by state veterinarians regularly for inspections. Biosecurity and the welfare of the animals is extraordinarily excessive on our listing of priorities,” he mentioned.
The animals at Nampo have been chosen by the particular breeders’ societies.
Gawie Naude, a Braunvieh stud breeder, was bringing his top-performing animals to Nampo from Rhodes within the Jap Cape.
“Nampo is among the prime occasions for the livestock trade within the nation. Solely the most effective of the most effective is elected by the breeders’ societies to partake within the occasion. That is an occasion that may’t be missed by the livestock breeders,” he informed Farmer’s Weekly.
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