Awards - Boekenhout Trust Boerdery

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BTB is honoured and humbled by the wide industry recognition of our constant drive to improve our genetics.

1. Annual Simmentaler Star Cow Competition

Willie Angus Star Cow Award

2017 Winner

[click here for explanation of star cows]

This award reflects our efforts to select for fertility and performance over many years.

For the BTB cow herd to be awarded the most stars in 2017 in competion with 50 year old herds and herds with 500+ females is a unbelieveable achievement.

2. Annual Simmentaler Simdex Competition

2017 1st Place (75+ cows)

2016 1st Place (75+ cows)

2015 1st Place (75+ cows)

2014 1st Place (50-75 cows)

2013 1st Place (50-75 cows)

2012 2st Place (50-75 cows)

2011 1st Place (50-75 cows)
[click here for explanation of Simdex]
Our seventh consecutive reproduction award. BTB values these awards highly as outstanding herd management forms a integral part of our results. Most importantly our DTC genetic trends is constantly improving.

3. Breedplan: Completeness of Information

2017 -   4.5 Star Completeness Status
2016 -      4 Star Completeness Status
2015 -      4 Star Completeness Status
2014 -      4 Star Completeness Status
[click here for explanation of Completeness Stars]
We hope to achieve 5 Star status within the next two years.
"The more you measure the more you know"

6.1 2017 National Simmentaler Elite Cow, UG05104
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This cow shows the excellent reproduction that made Simmentaler famous.

6.2 ARC National beef improvement of the year
North West Province: WINNER (2016)
6.3 2015 LNR Nasionale Spesiale Prestasietoetsklas Toekenning