The Meatmaster is a modern South African breed of domestic sheep. It was bred in the early 1990s from various hair sheep breeds, with the goal of improving the meat characteristics of African fat-tailed sheep breeds. [2]

2019年10月17日 · A Meatmaster is an indigenous Damara crossed with another sheep breed. The most common cross is with a Dorper, but many of the first Meatmasters were crossed with breeds such as the Ile de France or the Van Rooy .

2024年8月26日 · The Meatmaster sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from South Africa. It was developed from various hair sheep breeds in the early 1990s. It was created with the goat of improving the meat characteristics of African fat-tailed sheep breeds.

The primary focus of breeding Meatmaster sheep is to enhance meat qualities. They are bred for efficient meat production, including good carcass traits, high meat-to-bone ratio, and overall meat quality.

2024年2月26日 · Meatmaster sheep are a composite breed developed in South Africa by crossing various indigenous and imported breeds, including Damara, Dorper, Van Rooy, and Suffolk. They are renowned for their muscular build, fast growth rates, and efficient feed conversion, making them ideal for meat production.

Originating in the 1990s through the careful amalgamation of various meat sheep breeds, the Meatmaster breed quickly gained popularity among farmers and meat enthusiasts alike. One of the most remarkable traits that set them apart is their non-selective grazing behavior, which allows them to complement any other sheep breed and optimize grazing ...

2021年5月27日 · The Meatmaster is a breed of domestic sheep native to South Africa. Bred in the early 1990s from various hair sheep breeds, the Meatmaster was created to improve the meat characteristics of African fat-tailed sheep breeds.

2021年3月4日 · In the late 1980s, a number of sheep farmers in different parts of South Africa began to see the need, both nationally and globally, for an adaptable, economically viable mutton breed that could produce on the veld with minimum care and low input costs.

2015年8月26日 · The Meatmaster is a no-nonsense sheep bred for optimum meat production, says Wesselsbron-based farmer, PW van Heerden. PW and his brothers Izak and Willem farm on Geduld with their father Pieter, a SA Mutton Merino stud breeder.

The Meatmaster is a composite sheep breed in South Africa. It is bred as non-fat tailed sheep for top meat production. The Meatmaster offers farmers an excellent alternative with unique characteristics to meet the International market.