Our Species
Santa Gertrudis
The Santa Gertrudis has been a major division of the Valley Venture Stud since 1991 and stemmed from the love of Mr & Mrs de Jager. The breed that originally originated from the USA has gone through a lot of change to make it a more suitable animal for
South Africa.
Through very select breeding Valley Venture transformed the breed into a more suitable shorter sheathed, well balanced and soft muscled animal with a beautiful cherry red colouring.
This dynamic, modern breed exhibits excellent fertility as well as above-average feed conversion and growth which contributes undoubtedly to the beef industry. Characterised by their well-hooded eyes, excellent legs and feet and accelerated maturing, these cattle are tailor-made for South African trends.
