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Natures money maker
A NEW DAWN FOR SHEEP BREEDERS
THE VISION
Bespiering
Adaptabillity
Groeivermoë
Fertility
Covering
Melkproduksie
Tropgebondenheid
Karkaskwaliteit
Vreetgewoontes
Moederinstink
Loopvermoë
Pigmentasie
MEATMASTER
WHAT IS THE MEATMASTER?
 The Meatmaster is a composite sheep breed
developed in South Africa.
 It is bred as a non-fat tailed hair type sheep for
meat production.
 It offers farmers an alternative with unique
characteristics to meet the need of a huge
market in South Africa and around the world.
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
 Meatmasters must have a percentage Damara
blood.
 We will remain an open herd book.
 Meatmasters are developed by crossing
different breeds and then purifying the crosses.
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
 It does not matter how breeders intend to breed their
Meatmasters in the development stage…
..it is of vital importance though that the breed standards and
selection norms of the Meatmaster are adhered to.
 These form the basis of the Breed.
 The Meatmaster sets the breed standards and how
breeders intend to achieve it is up to them.
BREED STANDARDS
 Completely new and unique Breed.
 Ignores petty conformation issues.
 Totally focused on economic factors.
Designed to:
 Keep costs as low as possible!
 Income as high as possible!!
= MAXIMUM PROFIT!!!
COLOUR AND SKIN PIGMENTATION
 Any colour, or combination of colours, is acceptable.
 Good pigmentation around the eyes and over the ears is
essential.
REASON
 To prevent cancer and eye infection.
 Stronger hoofs.
HEAD AND HORNS
 Ewes must be feminine tending to be polled.
 Rams must be masculine also tending to be polled.
 Slight horns in both sexes are acceptable.
REASON
 Easier to manage in sheep yards
 Less vulnerable to fly strike as result of horn injuries.
COVERING
EXCELLENT
 Must have mainly short shiny hair
 Underlining blanket of fluffy fine Wool.
 Must never be shorn, natural shedding ability of coat is essential.
REASON
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Extreme Cold and Heat tolerance (Winter sub zero – Summer 45°C +)
Protection from ticks
No shearing costs.
Neat and tidy – No fly strike.
AVERAGE
CULL
CULL
EXCELLENT
GOOD
CULL
FUNCTIONALLY EFFICIENT
CONFORMATION AND LEGS
 Must be of average size.
 Have a functional efficient body conformation.
 Well placed legs with excellent walking ability.
REASON
 Easy lambing.
 Enough meat with good movement.
HINDQUARTERS
 Excellent muscling in hindquarter and loin
 No fat localization.
 Strong legs with excellent placing.
TESTICLES
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Well formed with excellent
elasticity.
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Absolute minimum
abnormality and faults.
Ram’s are Masculine
Hip/Heup
Withers Skof
Draaibeen/thurl bone
Rump
Loin/ Rug/back
Lende
Neck
Nek
Sitbeen/
Pinbone
Tail/
Stert
Eye / Oog
Ear
Oor
Head/Kop
NoseN
eus
MouthM
ond
Sprong van Rib
Hindquarter
Agterkwart
Hock
Hak
Testis
Sheath
Skede
ShoulderS
kouer
Shoulder point/
Skouer punt
Brisket / Bors
been
Knee/
Knieg
Pasterns/
Kootgewrigte
Hoof
Kloutjie
Breedte oor Lende
Buite dy
Skenkel
Testis
Hak
Binnedy
Ewe’s are Femenin
Draaibeen / Thurl bone
Sitbeen/
pinbone
Tail/
Stert
Hip / Heup
CULL FAULTS
BODY CONFORMATION
 RAMS
 Big and Muscular
 Especially strong over
the loins.
 Excellent balance
between length, width
and depth
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EWES
Sleek and Feminine
Well formed udder
Excellent mothering
ability.
Meatmaster
Note the exceptional DIFFERENCE in body
structure between the Ram and Ewe.
TAIL
 Must have a good
attachment.
 Preferably not be longer
than the hocks.
 Have a neat wedge shape
with only a moderate
amount of fat.
 Must never be necessary to
have the tail taken off.
REASON
 Prevent ticks and fly strike.
 No stress or possible infection
with tail cutting – lower risk.
 Less work – Lower cost.
TAIL PROBLEM 1
 Too short
 Too fat
 Not wedge shaped
 CULLED
 REASON
 Fat localization
 Poor carcass quality
TAIL PROBLEM 2
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Too long
Too fat
Low attachment
Totally unacceptable.
CULLED
REASON
 Mating difficulties
 Poor carcass quality
TAIL PROBLEM 3
 Drooping rump
 Low tail attachment
CULLED
REASON
 Mating difficulties
 Poor Carcass quality
TAIL PROBLEM 4
 Too fat
 Too wide
DISCRIMINATE
REASON
 Leads to mating difficulties
 Fat localization
 Poor carcass quality
THE IDEAL TAIL
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Good Attachment
No fat localization
Not too short or too long
Good wedge shape
IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES TO TAKE NOTE OF
HERD INSTINCT
 The Breed must have a very strong herd instinct.
REASON
 Vital for better management in rugged bush or mountainous
regions.
 Prevents wandering and going through fences.
 Protect themselves and their lambs from predators.
NON SELECTIVE GRAZERS
 Excellent utilization of dry veldt
 None selective grazers
 Eats grass, bush, trees and shrubs
PURPOSEFUL SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE TESTING AS PART OF BREED
STANDARDS
Select to achieve the following:
 Extremely fertile Sheep.
 Good mothers that rear their Lambs without problems.
 Virile rams with excellent serving ability.
 Sheep with good movement and walking ability.
 Lambs that will reach a slaughter mass of 12-25kg (depending
on the area you farm in), off their mother, preferably before five
months.
 An average grading of A2-A3 must be achieved at above
slaughter masses.
FOR LOW IMPUT COST AND HARDINESS
 Do tick counts and select for it.
 Wean sheep as far as possible from dosing for
internal parasites.
 No shearing.
 No cutting of tails.
 Minimal dosing, Inoculation and Dipping.
AN EASY CARE SHEEP IN ALL ASPECTS
METHODS OF IDENTIFICATION
 Tattoo or ear tag before
Lamb is 1 week old.
CC: Prefix
7: The Year (2007)
010: Follow Number
 Tattoo or ear code
before wean.
CR: Prefix
 A clear tattoo only is sufficient
for life time identification.
 All sheep not clearly tattooed
must have a tag and be ear
coded as tags can be lost.
5: The Year (2005)
098: Follow number
NECESSITIE’S FOR RECORD KEEPING
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Shepherd Computer program can be downloaded from:
http://gadi.agric.za
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Make your own:
Mating book with date in and date out.
Ewe Number
Ram Number
Birth notification book
Lam no.
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Date of Birth
Sex
Dam
Sire
Weight
Remarks
Record above information in the “Shepherd” program
(1)
when rams are taken from the ewes (2) when 100 day weights
have been taken.
Remember that the value and accuracy of your information will
only be as good as the accuracy of the data you capture.
Remember that only lambs born within two months can be
compared to one another. Lambs born outside this period must
be identified as a separate group.
SEND TO THE A.R.C. IF “SHEPHERD” IS NOT BEING USED
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I.D. of each lamb
Date of birth
Birth status
Sex
Father
Mother
100 Day weighing date
100 Day weight
Weaning Status if one of multiples died before wean
Divide lambs into:
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Environmental groups
Management groups
SEND TO ARC IF SHEPHERD IS BEING USED
 After making sure that the information
found on the previous slide is correct,
choose the options:
 Create Output File to Intergis System
 Weaning
 Send
SEND TO …
ADDRESS
A.R.C Animal Improvement Institute
Private Bag X 529
Grootfontein Agricultural College
Middleburg E.C
5900
Arno van Graaf or Olivia Maritz
Tel. +27 (0)49 842 2563
E-mail: [email protected]
THE SOCIETY
 Determined and Dedicated
 Effective
 Affordable
Services Delivered
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8hrs a day available via telephone
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Maintain Website – http://www.meatmaster.org
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Help for Members and new Members
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Sending circulars and accounts
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Manage finances of Society
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Keep minutes of yearly meetings
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Help with advertisements
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Can arrange inspections
COURSES: OPEN FOR MEMBERS AND THOSE INTERESTED
 Beginners Course: Must be attended by all members and new
members and the following will be dealt with:
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All administration regarding stud breeding
Record keeping and basic performance testing
What to look for when buying rams and ewes
Breed standards, breeding and selection
Those completing the course qualify to inspect their own sheep
 Advanced Course: May be attended by all those who completed
the beginners course. More advanced and in depth teaching of:
Breeding and selection
Performance testing and the “SHEPHERD” program
How to act as a Meatmaster judge
SOCIETY CONTACT DETAILS
For courses, help or any information:
Sonja Wasserman
Tel: +27 (0)51 410 0955
Fax: +27 (0)51 448 4220
Website: http://www.meatmaster.org
E-mail:
[email protected] or
[email protected]
POSTAL ADDRESS
P.O.Box 1060
Bloemfontein
Free State
9300
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR MEATMASTERS
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER LAMB COMPETITION
LAMBS BEFORE SLAUGHTER
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER LAMB COMPETITION
AVERAGE LIVE WEIGHTS
41,5kg
GROUP PLACING
9th out of 59 Groups
SINGLE PLACING
 22nd
 23rd
 55th
out of 236
Carcasses
Take part in slaughter lamb competitions to improve your own
Meatmasters
FUTURE OF THE MEATMASTER
 Success Guaranteed Because the Meatmaster…
 …is selected solely for economic factors under natural conditions.
 …ensures Breeders the highest income to cost ratio, i.e. max profit.
 …distinguishes itself under extensive farming conditions.
 …performs well in research projects regarding net income.
 …has tender tasty meat with good carcass qualities.
 …creates a lot of interest internationally because of its uniqueness.
 …has extremely easy care and management.
 …has no fancy points in selection.
 …shows are used uniquely for breed promotion and education
 …has compulsory performance testing for efficiency of production and
reproduction.
SUCCESS OF THE MEATMASTER…
 …DEPENDS ON YOU!
 BREEDERS:
 Must Attend Beginners course !!
 Type B Breeder must attend performance testing course
 Get to understand natural breeding and selection
principles.
 Understand performance testing and apply it effectively.
 Attend advanced course
 Get involved with the Breed and its promotion.
ENSURE YOUR OWN SUCCESS
 Be disciplined and dedicated regarding your breeding and
selection.
 Advertise the breed country wide, but especially in your area by
means of:
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Farmers union meetings and Farmer Days
Expo’s
Emerging Farmers
Articles in Agricultural Magazines
Participation in slaughter competitions
Organize Sales
Use local Newsletters or Newspapers
 Create your own website
MEATMASTERS WORLDWIDE
MEATMASTER EWES IN AUSTRALIA
Breed established in:
 Australia
 Canada
 Mexico
 Namibia
EXPO’S and SALE’S
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Rustenburg
Loeriesfontein
Hopetown
Upington
BACK A WINNER!
The Meatmaster is undoubtedly a winning Breed.
Do your part and don’t wait for the Board or Society.
YOU ARE THE SOCIETY!
You must be the motivation.
The Breed offers you everything…
…your success depends fully on what you intend to do with it!
Get involved with the development and promotion of the Breed.
It has the potential to change Sheep breeding worldwide!!!
Make this the investment of your life.
IT’S GOOD TO BACK A WINNER ! ! !
MEATMASTERS WILL TAKE YOUR FARMING ENTERPRISE TO NEW HIGHTS
MEATMASTERS WILL SEE YOU THROUGH THE TOUGH
TIMES…
… THE GOOD TIMES TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES