UP GEORGE BONSMARAS | Sale Bulls Lot 11-20

A quality proven 4 star son of LAR17-358 with an excessive length of body, broad over the back, with exceptional capacity and short on the leg. Lot 12 has correct desirable qualities one looks for in a stud bull. Lot 12 has had great potential right from weaning with his

presence, masculinity, early maturing and excellent conformation. He is low on birth mass, 28kg and a good wean weight of 264kg from a first calver, a final D phase test weight of 405kg, index 101, and low on height 77 EBV. The evidence of profitable and sustainable traits coming through strongly. The weight distribution and balance is what we are striving to breed, in length, width

and volume. Lot 12’s sire, LAR17-358 tends to get this balance right in his progeny as well as breeding high scoring animals with very correct and desirable traits with 13 sons on sale. Lot 12’s dam line stems from the legendary herd sire LAR99-350 who bred numerous founder breeding cows in the herd with milk, fertility and longevity. If one considers the exceptional females in the

genetic makeup of Lot 12, with their phenomenal milk and fertility, one is quite disconcerted with the milk figure and how misleading this EBV is. All 6 dams in Lot 12’s 3 generation pedigree have above herd average milk, they have 44 calves between them with an average of 7 calves per cow, and an average wean index of 104/7. One would surmise there is plenty milk in this pedigree and it is proven so! The LAR17-358 daughters in the herd are picture perfect feminine cows with and average wean index for both first and second calvers, of 104. Lot 12 has 37 progeny in the herd with an average birth mass of 29kgs, and an average wean index of 101.

Lot 12’s dam, LAR18-440 is a beautiful dark fleshy daughter of LAR15-282 (still with Lawrence Allem at 10 years old). He is one of the best looking JRP11-73 sons around. His dam LAR11-350 is a daughter of LAR07-90. This is a proven combination resulting in easy fleshing cattle with capacity and are functionally efficient and adaptable. We retain a semen share in this bull, and 1 semen share has already been taken.

LOT 13

LAR 22-505

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LOT 14

LAR 22-013

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This son of LAR18-039 (7 sons on sale) is a real looker and has an exceptional pedigree. He is very difficult to fault with his perfect conformation, balance between flesh and muscling without carrying the DM gene. His dam LAR15-253 (103/6, with 4 daughters in the herd) is the most beautiful and broadest cow on the farm, and is a daughter of the 20 year old legendary Embryo cow LAR05-151 (102/15), who has just weaned her 15th calf. An incredible Elite Bronze cow who has bred 3 influential herd sires including LAR09-281, LAR18-422, LAR19-342 and the dam,( LAR08-168), of herd sire LAR17-339 (Tambaraine Bonsmaras) An incredible influential family in the Up George herd. Lot 14’s sire LAR18-039 (Essakov Bonsmaras) with 7 impressive sons on sale, is a LAR14-200 son. With Lot 14’s remarkable genetic background with the likes of well known cows LAR10-152, LAR09-231, LAR96-066, LAR95-050, LAR02-180 (All Elite

Gold cows) and LAR05-151, all high producing cows with exceptional milk and retention, we are confident that Lot 14 will continue this tradition and become an influential herd sire in the industry. We retain a semen share.

LOT 15

LAR 22-016

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LOT 16

LAR 22-230

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One of the top 4 star LAR17-358 sons on sale with a truly magnificent short thickset high producing young dam LAR19-502. (112/3 calves) with an Elite Gold grandmother LAR07-223 (105/9). Lot 16’s dam line stems from the magnificent cow LAR10-194 (Embryo cow

in the Westbourn herd) Lot 16, a very correct well balanced early maturing bull with excellent predicted breeding values, Weaner calf index of 121 & wean direct of 123 & post wean of 122. In harsh conditions with extensive terrain, the animals with a high Post Wean, are the ones that thrive & continue to perform after weaning under any harsh conditions. These are the profitable animals we need to take note of producing quality red meat off the veld. They are the fundamental building blocks of sustainable profitable herds. Lot 16, a bull with a low birth mass of 25kgs, confidently recommended to open heifers, with sustainable performance & growth figures. We have used this bull in the herd and we retain a semen share.

LOT 17

LAR 22-419

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The first LAR19-373 son on sale. A quality young bull with extreme potential to make his mark in any beef herd. A dark smooth coated son of the well known herd sire LAR19-373, (bought by Sebadja Bonsmaras) a record price bull who was a gold medal winner in the

Africa/Asia “ORB World Bull of the Year” competition. A worthy winner with his show stopper good looks, performance and sustainable genetic configuration. We have used and kept 2 sons of LAR19-373 so far to continue his legacy in the Up George herd. Lot 17 is out of a very good looking Elite Gold cow LAR09-227 (110/9 calves, daughter of LAR04-287 )who is an Embryo cow with Bella

Allianza Bonsmaras. Lot 17 has an impressive dam line with 4 Elite Gold high producing dams with an impressive retention rate of their offspring in the herd. He is line bred to one of the most influential herd sires LAR04-287, who is the sire of LAR19-373’s dam LAR08-245, still in the herd with her 14th calf. (104/12) as well as the sire of the dam of Lot 17 LAR09-227. This young quality bull with exceptional breeding values on milk and growth depicting sustainability in producing excellent heifer replacements as well as herd

sires. The sustainability of the fundamental building blocks of a breeding cow herd, is one of the most important features of longevity and profitability in a herd. A bull light on birth, 28kg and the top performer on his D Phase test with an index of 118, and an incredible

height/length ratio of 1:25.

LOT 18

LAR 22-488

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A very attractive young bull with a sustainable and proven genetic configuration. His dam LAR18-290 is a daughter of LFR15-032, (sire of LAR19-373) and is the sister of well know herd sires LAR14-173, LAR17-358, LAR19-319, (same legendary dam LAR10-159). This dam LAR18-290 is the perfect type of cow we strive to breed with capacity, depth and femininity and with a beautiful udder. Lot 18, a stylish, deep fleshy bull with capacity, width, a quality smooth coat and with traits required for a top herd sire. Lot 18’s sire LAR19-144 (Thuso Bonsmaras, Lot 1 in 2022) has 4 sons on sale. (See Lot 5) This sire is a quality herd sire with attractive loose skin and wrinkles, which is a sustainable trait in temperature control in hot humid areas, increasing the surface area for sweat glands to expel heat. This is important selection criteria for Bonsmara breeders in South America. A loose hide also manifests easy fleshing and

growth as in Lot 18. We have used Lot 18 in the stud herd. We retain a semen share in this bull.

LOT 19

LAR 22-205

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LOT 20

LAR 22-086

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