Simbra Championship at the Windhoek Show

CATTLE lovers are invited to come and view the largest international Simbra cattle show today at the 2007 Windhoek Agricultural show.

The Simbra International Championship is the highlight of this year’s large stock competition. The show will be offered under the auspices of the Simmentaler/Simbra Cattle Breeders’ Society of Southern Africa.It was initially feared that the prevailing drought would discourage breeders from participating in this prestigious competition, but a record-breaking number of registered breeders entered their cattle.With the help of sponsors, the Large Stock Sub-Committee completed a number of long-standing projects to upgrade and expand the livestock arena at the Windhoek Showgrounds.Breeders participating from South Africa: Luwellyn Angus Fanie Mare Foeta Lourens Johan de Jager Graham Currin and Hennie de Lange Kerneels Dercksen Brink Grobbelaar Ricky Dell Namibian breeders: Dr Arthur Bagot Smith Diethelm Metzger Mike Wiechmann Kalla Heimstaedt Hardus Breedt Dr O Herrigel Dr Arnold Olivier Bayer Olivier Jan Meyer Dr K Stellmacher Judges are: Dr Johan Kluyts, from SA Martin Seyfferdt, from SAThe show will be offered under the auspices of the Simmentaler/Simbra Cattle Breeders’ Society of Southern Africa.It was initially feared that the prevailing drought would discourage breeders from participating in this prestigious competition, but a record-breaking number of registered breeders entered their cattle.With the help of sponsors, the Large Stock Sub-Committee completed a number of long-standing projects to upgrade and expand the livestock arena at the Windhoek Showgrounds.Breeders participating from South Africa: Luwellyn Angus Fanie Mare Foeta Lourens Johan de Jager Graham Currin and Hennie de Lange Kerneels Dercksen Brink Grobbelaar Ricky Dell Namibian breeders: Dr Arthur Bagot Smith Diethelm Metzger Mike Wiechmann Kalla Heimstaedt Hardus Breedt Dr O Herrigel Dr Arnold Olivier Bayer Olivier Jan Meyer Dr K Stellmacher Judges are: Dr Johan Kluyts, from SA Martin Seyfferdt, from SA