A shining light from the 'dark' continent.

From the land of throbbing drums, the calls and grunts and intensity of the wild life, the unique beauty of the harmony of chants and songs comes a breed of cattle which clearly defines the third alternative for the Commercial Cattleman -- African Sanga.

A pure Sanga breed with no relationship to the British and European Bos taurus or the Indian sub-continent Bos indicus the Tuli presents a genetic package to complete the selection stockpile.

We invite you to make good use of the attributes of this breed which are now continuing to reveal themselves. They arrive in Australia at a time when they are needed by advancing cattlemen who recognise the need.

FIRSTLY - Calves calves calves - No worries

The Tuli offers an opportunity to get lots of calves - Why?

1. The breed has recorded the lowest incidence of calving difficulties (dystocia) in trials at Belmont Research Station (Rockhampton Australia) and your cows will appreciate a bull which gives them a calf and not an agony or death from calving difficulty.
2. More Tuli X heifers at Belmont Research Station cycled at 15 months and lower weights in a five breed comparison.
3. The quality of semen of 15 month Tuli X bulls was 20 to 30% better than three othe tropical breeds and 6% better than a Bos taurus breed.
4. Most Tuli bulls display an arrogant "Cock of the Walk" attitude with strong libido and herding instinct.

SECONDLY - Beef per Leaf

The most important trait after fertility is feed conversion. Big cows eat a lot more than moderate cows and they only produce one calf after they have eaten it. Tuli X achieved 59% weaner wt/wt of cow exposed in 1994 at Clay Centre (Nebraska, USA). The best result of the three breeds X Herefords and compared to Angus straitbreds. At Gainesville, Florida Angus X Tuli weaned the same total beef as Angus X Brahman on a whole herd basis. (Number of calves x weights.)

How is this done? Get the best out of each blade of grass. In 1993 at El Reno, Tuli X Angus retained 18% nitrogen from drymatter intake on good feed and 15% on low feed while Brahman X Angus retained 16.6% on high quality and 11% on low quality.

THIRDLY - Good Beef Quality - Quality - Quality.

What do we really want? High growth rate capacity and a general rise in birth weight and its problems OR resistance to the environmental stresses so the animals can grow well in adversity and couple that to meat quality which is worth more at the end of the road. Tuli is focusing on quality of beef and has already been referred to as the 'Angus of the Tropics'.

Several extensive comparison trials have been undertaken at Clay Centre, Nebraska, Tifton Georgia and Ulvalde, Texas. The Tuli X has been by far the best of the tropically adapted cattle tested in meat quality being very close to the Angus in all traits. All the research points in one direction. Tuli offers a fertile, highly resistant adapted animal which has been carefully planned and it has been extensively compared to show that it is capable of delivering according to the plan.

FOURTHLY - The last word

Less obvious attributes of the Tuli gene pool.

1. Excellent udders well formed with neat teats.
2. The ability to grow a long protective coat when the climate is cool: Bred in hot climates = Sleek coat. Finished in cool wet feedlots = Warm coat to conserve energy and give more "Beef per Leaf".
3. In the 750 mm rainfall Ovens Valey, NSW the infusion of Tuli eliminated the incidence of calf scours.
4. Mothering ability - The Tuli dam is constantly checking on her calf.
5. Stop Press: Recent research results are confirming, without a doubt, that Tulis integrated into a crossbreeding program are significantly raising the production and income in the tropics.