Detailedrecordsoftheperformanceofthebullsandthat oftheirproginywerekept,andtheresultedherdsand theirrecordswillnowbestudiedindetailbyProfessor Bonsma(afterwhomtheBonsmarawasnamed)and otherofficialsofthedepartmentwhohavebeen associated with the development of the breed.Dr.DMJoubert"aco-worker"whohasjustcompleteda shorthistoryofthebreed,toldFarmer'sWeeklythatthe futureofthefirstmodernSouthAfricanbreedofcattle wasnowinthebalanceandthattheresultsachievedwith theBonsmaraBullsloanedtothefarmerswouldlargely determine whether it merited acknowledgement or not. IntheeventitdidjustthatandnumericallytheBonsmara todayisthelargestbeefcattlebreedinSouthAfrica,and itisalsouniqueinthatitisonlybeefbreeddeveloped with the exclusive aid of performance tested records.RECOGNITION: FARMER'S WEEKLY 17 APRIL 2009, GEORGE NICHOLAS
Detailedrecordsoftheperformanceofthebullsandthat oftheirproginywerekept,andtheresultedherdsand theirrecordswillnowbestudiedindetailbyProfessor Bonsma(afterwhomtheBonsmarawasnamed)and otherofficialsofthedepartmentwhohavebeen associated with the development of the breed.Dr.DMJoubert"aco-worker"whohasjustcompleteda shorthistoryofthebreed,toldFarmer'sWeeklythatthe futureofthefirstmodernSouthAfricanbreedofcattle wasnowinthebalanceandthattheresultsachievedwith theBonsmaraBullsloanedtothefarmerswouldlargely determine whether it merited acknowledgement or not. IntheeventitdidjustthatandnumericallytheBonsmara todayisthelargestbeefcattlebreedinSouthAfrica,and itisalsouniqueinthatitisonlybeefbreeddeveloped with the exclusive aid of performance tested records.RECOGNITION: FARMER'S WEEKLY 17 APRIL 2009, GEORGE NICHOLAS