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INHEEMSE VELDBOKTELERSGENOOTSKAP

INDIGENOUS VELD GOAT BREEDERS SOCIETY

Nuusbrief / Newsletter September & Oktober 2017 September & October 2017

2017 Ledegeld

Die ledegelde vir 2017 beloop slegs R1 000-00 per

bestaande lid.

Die totale koste vir nuwe lede beloop R1 300-00,

wat ‘n eenmalige registrasiefooi van R300-00

insluit.

2017 Member fees

The membership fees for 2017 are R1 000-00 per

existing member.

The total cost for new members amounts to

R1 300-00, which includes a once-off R300-00

registration fee.

KZN IVG Club Farmers’ Day – 28 September 2017

On Saturday 28 September the KZN Club held their third farmers day and sixth event for the year 2017.

It was a resounding success with a total of 43 people (37 members and 6 non-members [all of whom have

filled in application forms to join the Club!]) attending along with 6 goat-mad children!

Attendees came from as far afield as Central Zululand, Northern Natal, KZN South Coast, as well as from all

over the KZN Midlands.

The two main topics were:

A) The Selecting of Productive Ewes. This was both a lecture with notes provided and a hands-on

demonstration amongst 60 ewes and 3 rams held in pens (kindly supplied by AAM Auctioneers for the

day).

B) Record Keeping as a management tool.

The above topics were presented by Hilton Sanders; the two topics go hand-in-hand as one must not only

rely on a visual appraisal of one’s ewes but cross reference with accurate records in order to increase one’s

productivity in any given flock.

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A short presentation was then given by Liwisi of Ivili Luboya Cashmere Processors of Butterworth Eastern

Cape. This was a brief introduction to Cashmere production and harvesting as a value-added product to any

meat goat flock in South Africa found over 1000m in altitude.

This was followed by a further short presentation by Hilton on Value Adding - Correct Handling of Skins.

All of the presentations were accompanied by hand-outs for the attendees to keep for further reference.

The discussion times were lively, as were the Coffee and Tea Intervals! All of the above was followed in true

KZN IVG Club fashion by a Wors Braai and Salads!

The feedback from members has been very encouraging:

• "A very worthwhile and enlightening day" – Zamo Zuma.

• "The best day I have attended as far as recieving relevant and practical information ever on goats" –

Rory Brighton.

• "This was a really good day with lots of value; thanks guys!" – Themba Hadebe.

The KZN Club Committee is already working on the events for 2018, including a breeding goat sale, as well

as further farmers’ days, a bigger presence at the 2018 PMB Royal Show, The Annual Goat Agribusiness

Conference held in Durban and perhaps a stand at the Eston Agricultural Show.

Watch this space!

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2nd Annual Goat Agribusiness Conference – 19 October 2017

The KZN IVG Club committee was invited to showcase the club at the 2nd Annual Goat Agribusiness

Conference held at the Durban Botanical Gardens on the 19th of October, hosted by Goats Unlimited. The

theme of the conference was “Mbuzi the Real Deal!”

There were 240 attendees that were mightily blessed by the top-notch speakers that presented topics such

as:

• “Goats – Mitigator of Drought”;

• “Value Adding through Cashmere and Milk Production”;

• “An overview of the Namibian Goat Industry”;

• “Profitable Goat Production” – this topic was presented by club member Roy Caldecott.

This is a very worthwhile conference to attend and the Club has been invited to attend once again in 2018.

Club Chairman Hilton Sanders has also been approached by Dr. Bandile Mkhize to look at doing a

presentation at the 2018 Conference.

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What has been very encouraging is that at each function / event that the Club has hosted or been involved

in, they have seen the addition of new members to the club. This fact is solely due to the good

ambassadorship of each and every one of their members.

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IVG Ekotipes / Eco-types

Nguni

Die Nguni-tipe bokke is waarskynlik die eko-groep

wat die mees geredelikste voorkom in suidelike

Afrika.

Hulle kom spesifiek voor in die hoër reenvalstreke,

naamlik vanaf die Ciskei, Transkei, Kwa-Zulu Natal,

Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Noordelike Provinsie,

Botswana, die Caprivi, en die mees noordelike,

hoë-reënvalstreek van Namibië.

By nadere ondersoek van hierdie tipe inheemse

bokke in die genoemde areas, is dit duidelik dat

hulle tot dieselfde fenotipe behoort, met klein

geografiese variasies.

Kenmerkende Karakter-eienskappe:

Die ore van die Nguni-tipe bok is klein tot medium

en semi-hangend.

Hulle is medium- tot kleinraam bokke, maar

proporsioneel goed gebalanseerd.

Seksuele demorfisme is kenmerkend van hierdie

ekotipe – d.i. klein vroulike diere met heelwat

groter manlike diere.

Die profiel van die gesig neig om effens konkaaf

(holvormig) tot plat te wees, alhoewel sommige

ramme geneig is tot ‘n effense romeinse neus.

Die bek is hoofsaaklik donker gepigmenteerd. Die

skakering van donkerheid kan varieer.

Die ore is klein tot medium in groote, met ‘n

laterale (sydelings na buite) en effense vorentoe

oriëntasie, sommige is semi-hangend – eers in ‘n

laterale rigting en begin dan hang.

Horings is by albei geslagte aanwesig. Natuurlike

horinglose bokke kom soms voor, maar is skaars.

Nguni

The Nguni type is probably the group that occurs

more abundantly than the other distinct types of

indigenous goats, in southern Africa.

They occur specifically in the higher rainfall areas

stretching from the Ciskei, Transkei, Kwa-Zulu

Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Northern

Province, Botswana, the Caprivi, and extreme

northern, high rainfall area of Namibia.

Upon closer investigation of these type of

indigenous goats in the abovementioned areas it

is clear that they belong to the same phenotype,

with rather small geographic variations.

Distinctive Characteristics:

The ears of the Nguni-type goat are small to

medium and semi-pendulous.

They are medium to small frame, well

proportioned goats.

Sexual demorfism is a characteristic of the eco-

type – i.e. small females with much larger males.

The profile of the face tends to be flat or slightly

concave (hollow), although some males exhibit a

slight roman nose.

The muzzle is predominantly dark pigmented.

Shade of darkness may vary.

The ears are small to medium in size and have a

lateral (sidelong and outwards) and slightly

forward orientation, some are semi-droopy – first

pointing lateral and then starts to droop.

Horns are present in both sexes. Naturally polled

animals are sometimes found in the breed, but are

rare in most areas.

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By ooie groei die horings opwaarts en draai

uitwaarts, maar baie variasies kan voorkom. By

ramme is die horings meer geneig om agteroor en

uitwaarts te draai. By ooie is die horings korter en

kleiner, en by die ramme is dit ‘n medium lengte

en swaarder.

Belletjies kom voor by ‘n persentasie van manlike-

en vroulike diere.

Baarde is nogal algemeen by hierdie eko-tipe, en

kom voor by albei geslagte; kleiner by ooie en

groter by ramme waar dit in die langer hare van

die nek invloei.

Die nek is slank by ooie en goed aangeheg aan die

skouers. Ramme het dikker, goed gespierde nekke

en skouers wat met langer hare bedek is.

Die voor-arm is fyner by ooie, en swaarder by

ramme. Ooie het ‘n fyner beenstruktuur in

vergelyking met die swaarder beenstruktuur van

die ramme.

Die ekotipe het goeie lengte- en diepte van lyf. Die

rug neig om effens hol te wees

Ooie, en soms ook van die ramme, is nie baie

gespierd nie. In goeie gehalte ramme is die

agterkwart gespierd aan die binne- en buitekante

van die dye.

Die ekotipe het ‘n normale hangkruis.

Die stert is kort tot medium, regop, met ‘n dun

basis.

Beide geslagte het sterk, maar fyn, en medium tot

lang bene. Hoewe is hoofsaaklik donker-kleurig.

Soms kan ligter kleure en gestreepte hoewe

voorkom.

In females the horns grow upwards and curve

outwards, although many variations occur. In

males the horns are more inclined to curve

backwards and outwards. In females the horns are

short and lighter, and in males of medium length

and heavier.

Toggles are present in a percentage of male and

female animals.

Beards are rather general among this eco-type,

present in both sexes; small in females and large

in the case of males where it flows into the longer

hair of the neck.

The neck is slender in females and well attached to

the shoulders. Males have thicker, well-muscled

necks and shoulders covered with long hair.

The fore-arm is slender in the females and heavier

in the males. The females have a fine bone

structure in comparison to the heavier bone

structure of the males.

The ecotype has good length and depth of body.

The back tends to be slightly hollow.

The females and some of the males are not well-

muscled. In good quality males the hind quarters

are well-muscled on the inner and outer thighs.

The ecotype has a sloping rump.

The tail is short to medium, erect, with a thin base.

Both sexes have strong, but fine, and medium to

long legs. Hooves are predominantly dark in

colour. Occasionally lighter colour and striped

hooves occur.

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Die Nguni ekotipe is veelkleurig, met ‘n wye

verskeidenheid van eenvormige kleure, wit, swart,

beige, bruin en rooi-bruin, bont, appelkleurig en

gespikkled, en allerhande kombinasies hiervan,

met ‘n neiging tot “swiss” merke in die gesig.

Die meeste bokke het ‘n kort, glansende

haarbedekking, en sommige bokke is geneig om

kasjmier in die koue winters te groei. Sommige

individue het langer hare aan die onderkant van

die lyf en agterkwart.

The Nguni eco-type is multi coloured, with a wide

variety of uniform colours, white, black, fawn,

brown and red-brown, pied, dappled and

speckled, and all combinations of these colours,

with a tendency towards swiss-markings in the

face.

Most goats have a short, glossy hair coat, and

some goats are inclined to grow cashmere in cold

winters. Individuals with longer hair on the lower

body and hind quarters are sometimes found.

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I.V.G. Inheemse Veldbok Telersgenootskap van Suid Afrika

Opsomming van die Identifikasie Gids vir die Natuurlike Inheemse VeldbokEko-tipe Groote Bene Kleur Kop & Profiel Ore Horings

Nguni Tipe (Mbuzi's)

Oos-Kaap Xhosa Lob-ears

Noord-Kaap Skilderbok

Kunene Tipe (Kaokoland)

klein raam, kompak,

maar proporsioneel

gebalanseerd

sterk, maar fyn,

medium tot lank

multi-kleurig, een-

kleurig (effe), bont,

appelkleurig,

gespikkeld, neiging tot

"swiss" merke

konkaaf (holrond) tot plat klein tot medium semi-

hangende lateraal

(sydelings na buite), en

effens vorentoe

op- en uitwaarts met

baie variasies

lang, groot hangore

(geneig om effens a-

simmetries gevorm te

wees)

op- en uitwaarts met

puntjies wat inkrul,

horings is min of meer

dieselfde lengte as

skedel

groot raam, robuust,

goed gespierd

sterk, medium tot lank multi-kleurig, een-

kleurig (effe),

appelkleurig, marmer,

en blommerige kleure

+ selfs gespikkeld

groot hangore (geneig

om meer simmetries

gevorm te wees)

op- en uitwaarts, groot

horings, neig om langer

as die skedel te wees

plat tot effens konveks,

sterk, en effens lank, -

geneig tot 'n meer

prominente konvekse

gedeelte op voorkop -

tussen oë en horingbasis

lyf is wit, met rooi, rooi-

bruin of swart spikkels,

konsentrasie van

spikkels varieer, suiwer

bloedlyne teel getrou,

kleurpatroon is 'n

resessiewe geen

op- en effentjies

uitwaarts, gewoonlik ⅔

van kop, in lyn met

profiel, basis van

horings is naby mekaar

medium raam, slank fyn beenstruktuur,

lenig, kan ver stap

multi-kleurig, een-

kleurig (effe), twee-

kleurig, bont,

gespikkeld +

appelkleurig

plat tot effens konveks

(bolrond), skraal gesig

geneig tot lang, skraal,

hangore

groot raam, goed

gespierd

sterk, medium tot lank,

kleur op die bene is

gekonsentreerd tot

amper solied

konveks (bolrond), tot

plat, langerig, geneig tot

konvekse neusbrug met

effense knik net voor die

oë, meerderheid het 'n

wit bles

I.V.G. Indigenous Veld Goat Breeders Society of South Africa

Summary of the Identification Guide for the Natural Indigenous Veld GoatEco-Type Body Size Legs Colour Head & Profile Ears Horns

Nguni Type (Mbuzi's)

Eastern Cape Xhosa Lob-ears

Northern Cape Speckled

Kunene Type (Kaokoland)

medium frame,

slender

finely boned, lanky,

excellent walkers

multi colours,

uniform colours, two

toned colours, pied,

speckled and

dappled

flat to slightly

convex, narrow face

inclined to long &

narrow, droopy lob-

ears

slightly up, + a little

outwards, usually ⅔

of head & in line

with profile, base of

horns is closely

body is white, with

red, red-brown or

black spots

concentration of

spots vary, pure

bloodlines breeds

true to colour, colour

large frame, well-

muscled

strong, medium to

long, colour on legs

are concentrated - to

almost solid

convex (bulging) to

flat, rather long,

inclined to a convex

nose bridge, with a

slight dip in front of

eyes, majority have a

white blaze

long & large droopy

lob-ears, (inclined to

be more a-

symmetrically

shaped)

upwards and

outwards with tips

curving in, horns are

more or less same

length as skull

multi colours,

uniform colours,

dappled, marble-

and, flowery patterns

+ even speckled

flat to slightly

convex, strong &

slightly long -

inclined to a more

prominent convex

large, droopy lob-

ears (inclined to be

more symmetrically

shaped)

upwards and

outwards, large

horns, inclined to be

longer than the skull

strong, medium to

long

large frame, robust,

well-muscled

small frame,

compact, but well

proportioned

strong, but fine,

medium to long

multi colours,

uniform colours,

pied, dappled,

speckled, tendency

for swiss markings

concave (hollow) to

flat

small to medium,

semi-pendulous,

lateral (sidelong and

outwards) + slightly

forward

upwards and

outwards with many

variations

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