Tuli beef
The Tuli beef is a breed of cattle from Zimbabwe that is primarily used for meat production. In 1992 the population was around 10,000 animals.
The Tuli cattle belong to the three indigenous cattle breeds of Zimbabwe , along with the Mashona cattle and the Nkone cattle. It is very closely related to the Tswana cattle from Botswana and the Barotse cattle and, like them, belongs to the cattle of the Sanga type. This type is widespread in Equatorial Africa to the south and west. It is based on an early crossbreeding of zebus (humpback cattle) into the native humpeless breeds (see Watussi cattle ).
Tulis have a small hump and are solid yellow, golden brown or red. They are adapted to the local, semi-arid climatic conditions. Female Tuli cattle weigh 400 kg, males 750 kg. It was not until 1942 that the Tuli cattle began to be bred from the native Zimbabwean cattle breeds that had survived the devastating rinderpest at the end of the 19th century. Crossbreeding of European cattle breeds did not lead to any improvements. The Lowveld Cattle Breeding Station was established under the direction of government official Len Harvey. In 1961 the breed was so widespread that an association of Tuli cattle breeders was formed.
The breed was also exported to Argentina , Mexico, and the United States . In South Africa , a new breed was bred by crossing the Tuli with Limousin cattle , the Tulim cattle .