THE Grootfontein Student Angora Stud at Middelburg in the Eastern Cape attended the Royal Agricultural Show in Pietermarizburg from May 28 to June 1.
During this show they exhibited their Angora goats while promoting Grootfontein Agricultural College and the Angora breed to attendants at the Royal show.
Thousands of learners passed through the show and were highly impressed by this breed, as well as the way the third year students presented themselves.
Some of the goats were shorn by Amos Masaheti, while the students showed the people how they carefully handle the animals. During the sheering process the students explained to the visitors what Masaheti was doing.
A very tame angora kid was led by the students between the visitors and created great excitement during the five days. The learners really enjoyed feeling and touching its soft curly hair.
The Grootfontein students also had the opportunity to see other breeds of cattle which they don’t normally find in the Middelburg area. Breeds like Brahman, Limousin, Simmentals and Braunvieh were just a few to mention. They also attended the Royal Show Carcass competition which was won by Gert and Louise Lötter from Hofmeyr.
The students would like to thank the following sponsors for the outfits they recently received: Drostdy Toyota (Graaff-Reinet), Stucken Mohair & Wool Buyers and OVK.