Born and bred for Africa
the South African PinZ²yl
© Elfi Frylinck, 2010
An ambitious breeding project was independently started a
few years ago by three leading cattle breeders. Paul
Bester from ZZ2 Mooketsi, Dr. Piet Prinsloo from
Mookopong and Hardus Steenekamp from Steenbokpan.
All started crossing Pinzgauer bulls with Nguni females.
Fate recently brought these ambitious men together who,
realizing their common goal, decided to join forces and
form a new breeder’s society. A joint decision was made to
call the new breed the PinZ²yl. The name refers to the
Pinzgauer origins of the breed as well as the ZZ2 and Mr.
Tommie van Zyl, CEO of the company who is acting as a
sponsor of the project.
The PinZ²yl cattle genetic composition is aimed at
combining the hardiness and fertility of the indiginous
Sanga with the production capabilietis and carcass traits of
the Bos taurus. The PinZ²yl is a veld breed with low
maintenance and management cost. The PinZ²yl also
retains the beautiful and valuable hide.
Dave Henderson represented the South African PinZ²yl at the Bloem Show 2011
