HARTEBEESTLOOP BONSMARAS: HART 14 - 0231 (LOT 9)

HART 14 – 0231
He is an early mature, medium frame bull bred from HART 11-0186. Once again from our very popular HJS line. The dam is GJN 07-0080, an ELITE SILVER cow from Germar Bonsmaras of Gert Nel. She has excellent reproduction figures with AFC 25 months, ICP 382 days/8 calves, RI 115 and average wean index of 104/7 calves. She weaned on average at 251 kg/7 calves. She is still in the herd and continues to perform consistently well.

HART 14-0231 is a medium frame bull that can be used on cows and well-grown-out heifers. If you are not sure about your heifers, first use him only on cows and then come to a decision. He displays very good capacity, is broad, shows very good spring of rib, sufficient muscling, splendid depth throughout the forequarter and strong topline. Visually he is a masterpiece.

His breeding value indexes support this picture – enough milk (116), good pre-wean (113) and post-wean growth ability (116), ADG (122), and feed conversion ratio (123). If you visually assess his sex authenticity, capacity and breadth, and take note of his outstanding milk value and scrotal circumference value index of (113) – you ought to breed excellent conformation, fertile heifers with enough milk. Of course he should also breed very good bull calves!

He is definitely one of the bulls on auction that visually displays the best adaptability traits. His Hartebeestloop Performance Index of (101) and his veld feed conversion ratio value index of (124) show exactly what he is – a veld adapted, hardy bull with outstanding growth on the veld. His selection values of 121 for growth value and 118 for production value show this bull’s potential which he ought to pass on to his progeny.

Here is a great bull that will attract attention. With his very good breeding values, robust appearance and good hump development he exemplifies exactly what is required all over Southern Africa. If you are serious about improving your herd’s quality, HART 14-0231 is your answer!