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Table 2 Summary of cattle breeds in the herds

From: Identification of the feed supplements commonly utilised by communal beef cattle farmers during the dry season at Ga-Matlala, Limpopo province

Breeds

Percentage (%) of farmers

Nguni

27

Afrikaner

25

Nguni and Afrikaner

25

Brahman

9

Nguni and Brahman

4

Others

10

  1. Others = (such as Nguni, Brahman and Afrikaner; cross (Brahman × Afrikaner); cross (Nguni × Afrikaner); cross (Nguni × Brahman × Afrikaner))
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