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2018 SALE CATALOGUE ENQUIRIES:
CONSULTANTS:
John Daly – 045 969 0002 Paul Mortlock – 082 565 7210 Robbie Stretton – 082 578 334
Gary Trethewey – 083 654 8886 Andrew Hartley - 082 375 2202
Stormberger Cattle are ranched in an extensive, harsh, unforgiving environment and are rigorously tested therefore only the best survive, thus our motto is “selected off the veld, for the veld, without compromise”. Fertile, well adapted, no fuss, no nonsense cattle with a good temperament Over thirty years of performance testing No cow that skips is kept No cow that weans a poor calf is kept No heifer calf under an index of 95 is kept No bull calf under an index of 97 is kept
OFFERING:
31 x Three-Year-Old Stormberger Bulls 13 x Certified Pregnant Stormberger Heifers in calf for the first time 14 x Four to Six Tooth Certified Pregnant Stormberger Cows in Calf for the second time 28 x Full Mouth Certified Pregnant Stormberger Cows
The Stormberg Cattle Group was formed in 1982 by a group of like-minded cattle farmers from the Stormberg region of the Eastern Cape. The motivation behind the creation of this group was to breed fertile, well-adapted cattle and have a resource for reasonably priced bulls. The founder members started with a base of three quarter British Beef breeds to one quarter Bos Indicus. A central herd was formed that runs on the farm Frere Dell owned by John Daly. In later years the herd numbers were increased onto the farms of Paul Mortlock and Robbie Stretton. From these three herds, comprising of a selection of 1500 cows, our bulls are selected.
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We have been performance testing our cattle since inception of the group and our selection policy has been based on the Lasater principles and philosophies of cattle breeding. Fertility in our cattle is the most important characteristic, as this is the cornerstone of any breeding program. We regard hardiness very highly, as the Stormberg environment is extremely hash in our winters. Cows with good milk production are important to us, as they produce healthy heavy weaners. To this, cattle with good conformation and temperament are vital to our progress in cattle breeding. No cow that skips is kept. No cow that weans a poor calf is kept. No bull calf under an index of 97 is kept. Our motto is: “selected off the veld, for the veld, without compromise” Mr. Erwin Church was our consultant since the inception of the group until 2016 upon his retirement, he has been fundamental to our success. Mr Gary Trethewey of BKB and Andrew Hartley of Andrew Hartley Livestock have now taken over as our consultants and we believe that we are in very capable hands for the future. Our final selection of sale bulls have gone through 4 selection phases and have been used on our breeding herds, where they have proven themselves before being offered for sale. We guarantee our bulls and a veterinary certificate will accompany each bull sold, confirming the above. With our breeding principles, Stormberger bulls have proved themselves over the years and will be an asset to your herd.
2017 - 11TH STORMBERGER BULL SALE - ONE OF THE TOP PRICED BULL – R58,000 -
- BOUGHT BY MR ANDREW GREEN OF CLAN GREEN RANCHES –
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31 x THREE YEAR OLD STORMBERGER BULLS All Bulls on offer are:
LOT NO
Free of CA Have been sheath washed and fertility tested Have been vaccinated for; Anthrax, Lumpy Skin, Botulism, Black Quarter, Vibrio, Rift Valley and BVD Have been blocked with a live vaccine against Asiatic red water, African red water and gall sickness. All bulls are guaranteed and a veterinary certificate will accompany each bull sold confirming the above BRAND
BIRTH DATE
BIRTH MASS
WEEN INDEX
ADA
WINTER INDEX
ADG
SUMMER INDEX
SCROTUM CIR 2018
HORN STATUS
ADG
1
526
03-Nov-15
40
98
1.325
102
0.290
100
0.737
36
H
2
518
20-Oct-15
41
97
1.141
99
0.329
99
0.765
38
S
3
519
20-Oct-15
40
118
1.200
109
0.077
112
0.912
36
H
4
578
25-Dec-15
32
115
1.112
127
0.825
112
0.870
38
H
5
516
13-Oct-15
41
98
1.173
106
0.361
106
0.820
37
S
6
514
09-Oct-15
40
100
1.186
102
0.245
106
0.862
37
H
7
548
25-Nov-15
38
97
1.300
98
0.226
101
0.731
40
H
8
538
08-Oct-15
34
100
1.043
107
0.290
99
0.700
34
S
9
567
15-Nov-15
36
110
1.046
109
0.021
101
0.845
35
S
10
508
22-Sep-15
39
111
1.234
101
0.058
97
0.641
36
S
11
509
29-Sep-15
34
106
1.242
109
0.290
115
0.972
37
H
12
507
07-Oct-15
37
98
1.169
96
0.174
101
0.848
39
S
13
503
22-Sep-15
34
103
1.171
98
0.123
98
0.756
38
S
14
565
07-Nov-15
35
104
0.951
106
0.103
104
0.928
35
S
15
556
20-Oct-15
37
126
0.934
112
0.103
98
0.744
34
H
16
551
12-Oct-15
37
129
0.925
114
0.103
110
0.966
39
S
17
524
20-Oct-15
42
97
1.203
103
0.329
99
0.700
36
S
18
555
15-Oct-15
40
120
0.847
106
0.093
97
0.797
35
S
19
527
01-Nov-15
31
100
1.209
99
0.200
100
0.783
37
H
20
572
20-Nov-15
37
98
0.887
99
0.000
99
0.937
37
H
21
512
06-Oct-15
34
108
1.319
112
0.297
112
0.862
36
H
22
568
21-Nov-15
37
114
1.113
114
0.072
102
0.797
38
S
23
552
12-Oct-15
38
110
0.762
99
0.134
103
1.000
41
H
24
562
01-Dec-15
36
98
0.980
98
0.062
98
0.725
36
H
25
576
04-Nov-15
38
98
0.865
97
0.021
97
0.903
36
H
26
539
08-Oct-15
34
128
1.388
109
0.020
113
0.802
36
H
27
531
25-Sep-15
35
98
0.796
97
0.290
97
0.660
35
P
28
501
25-Aug-15
34
100
0.991
105
0.316
98
0.659
36
P
29
547
09-Sep-15
30
99
0.876
98
0.258
103
0.755
35
S
30
545
03-Nov-15
34
98
1.148
97
0.194
97
0.660
35
H
31
536
18-Oct-15
35
104
0.955
97
0.290
96
0.660
33
H
COMMENT
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55 x 4 TOOTH TO FULL MOUTH CERTIFIED PREGNANT STORMBERGER COWS All Cows on offer are: Certified in calf by Dr Gary Du Preez Free of CA Have recently been dipped, dosed and given Vitamin A Have been vaccinated for; Anthrax, Lumpy Skin, Botulism and Black Quarter LOT NO 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
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ON OFFER 2 to 4 Tooth Pregnant Stormberger Heifers to calve for the first time 2 to 4 Tooth Pregnant Stormberger Heifers to calve for the first time 6 tooth Pregnant Stormberger Cows to calve for the second time 6 tooth Pregnant Stormberger Cows to calve for the second time Full Mouth Pregnant Stormberger Cows Full Mouth Pregnant Stormberger Cows Full Mouth Pregnant Stormberger Cows Full Mouth Pregnant Stormberger Cows
COMMENTS
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PHOTOS OF LOT NO’S
LOT NO 1
LOT NO 2
6
LOT NO 3
LOT NO 4
7
LOT NO 5
LOT NO 6
8
LOT NO 7
LOT NO 8
9
LOT NO 9
LOT NO 10
10
LOT NO 11
LOT NO 12
11
LOT NO 13
LOT NO 14
12
LOT NO 16
LOT NO 17
13
LOT NO 18
LOT NO 19
14
LOT NO 20
LOT NO 21
15
LOT NO 22
LOT NO 23
16
LOT NO 24
LOT NO 25
17
LOT NO 26
LOT NO 27
18
LOT NO 28
LOT NO 29
19
LOT NO 30
LOT NO 31
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