Bob, this should answer your question. Fly was only a problem in the Lowveld
areas down the east coast of Africa (like Kruger).
http://www.nguni.info/nguni_cattle_southern_africa.htm
In many tribal areas, the large bulls were castrated to yield enough oxen
for ploughing. This led to degenerate herds serviced by small bulls. Grade
bulls of other breeds were introduced to upgrade the gene pool. The
characteristic "speckled" hides are now less evident.
Alan C
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From: Bob W-PDML
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Subject: Re: PESO x 2: Beating the Hunger Pangs
Very interesting shot. I didn't realise there were any native breeds of
cattle below the the Sahara - I thought tsetse fly got them all. I seem to
recall being taught something like that at junior school.
B
On 2 Aug 2016, at 11:08, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote:
A small herd of cattle which strayed into town in search of grazing. There
are several lush spots in this "park" irrigated by mains leaks. Actually
quite dangerous with no herdsman in sight. These are Nguni cattle, a very
tough (ancient) African breed, although I'll wager there is a bit of
Brahman
blood there too.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28684761916/
Scroll right for the other.
K7 with the DA 18-55 WR on an overcast day.
Alan C
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