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Jimboomba QLD breeder had accessed to Kalahari Red embryos from Albian Reds in
Africa. People central to the goat industry in South Africa
consider Albian Reds a leader in the breeding of quality
Kalahari Reds in South Africa. Wonderfully, for him, two of the
importation a doe and a buck, were pure black.
The cessation of
the importation of embryos from South Africa caused by the
occurrence of foot and mouth disease there, means that now stock
to widen the gene pool cannot come from South Africa at the
present and this may be the case for some years. There is
therefore a limited number of Kalahari genetics in Australia
with a select number of stud breeders.
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Kalahari Red Bucks
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Kalahari Red Buck from West of the Range Owned and Grown by
Troy and Ann Kinnon of 'Maynard', Jericho,
this magnificent boy weighs over 100kgs at 4
years of age.
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Kalahari Red
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ABOUT THE KALAHARI RED
HARDINESS
Kalahari Reds are ideally suited to the harsh and
outstretched conditions of large parts of SA. In SA they
are bred in harsh conditions, arid and semi-desert
areas. To prevail under these conditions, animals must
be sun-resistant and hardy. Over the years, a natural
selection process has ensured that only the fittest
animals have survived and very little artificial
selection took place.
Their excellent mobility allows them to walk far in
search of food and water. They feed on a vast variety of
plants and are resistant to disease and parasites.
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diseases and
need to be inoculated and dosed far less than other
breeds, which makes them easy to care for and less
labour intensive. The limited use of vaccines makes the
production of organically produced meat possible. A
further boon is lean meat with an excellent taste and
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MOTHER
ABILITIES
Does have excellent mothering instincts and kid right in
the veld and raise their kids there. No labourers are
needed to assist does to find their young. In SA
selection is made strongly in favour of these attributes
because kids that are properly cared for by their
mothers will do likewise for their own progeny. Through
natural selection processes, only the fittest mothers
have survived. The does are fertile and produce plenty
of milk and, as a result, the kids grow fast. Breeders
select for twins that are usually of equal strength. To
prevent kid mortalities as a result of an inability to
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suck,
breeders
select specifically for well-developed and properly
attached teats. Generally, newborn kids are strong and
have a strong urge to suck. They herd well and animals
flock together.They breed all year round and will kid
three times every two years.
COLOUR
Kalahari Reds can be used to give indigenous goats a
uniform, solid red colour, with all the unique
advantages that this brings. Their earthy colour
provides a good camouflage that protects them from
predators. White kids would be seen easily by foxes,
pigs and eagles. They are fully pigmented and,
therefore, able to endure heat and strong sunshine.
Their dark coats and long ears provide good heat
resistance and will, therefore, feed for longer during
the heat of the day, which ultimately means higher
weight gains.
SIZE
The commercial goat farmer can cross-breed Kalahari Reds
to improve the carcass mass of indigenous goats. This
means more meat per hectare.
They are
tall and long, which gives them excellent mobility. As
they are taller than most other goats they can take
advantage of more feed. Their carcass size is similar to
the SA Boer goat. The average weight of a buck is as
much as 115kg, while does reach 75kg. Kids grow fast. In
Australia, young kids show weight gains of 1.5kg per
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KALAHARI BLACKS
Kalahari
Reds Australia also has Austalia's only Kalahari
Blacks.
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Kalahari Black Bucks
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Kalahari Black Does
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These two does are to kid shortly. |
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AUSTRALIA'S ONLY
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Nubian X
Kalahari X Nubian Does with their 62.5% Kalahari Kids |
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These
does are part of the second step to create a distinctive breed
that will be 5/8 Kalahari Red and 3/8 Nubian. In the breeder's
eye, a perfect marriage. This new breed will be called the
KAREN. KA for Kalahari, RE for Red and N for Nubian.
No goat exists that
is ideal for every area in Australia. Australia is a country
made up of huge numbers of drastically varying areas. As the
areas vary, so too will the type/breed of goat that will be
necessary to thrive in these diametrically different regions.
The object of my
breeding program is to create animals that will encourage
producers to produce animals/breeds that will suit their
distinctive areas. |
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