▁meat ▁quality , ▁particularly ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁tend ern ess , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁greater ▁ability ▁to ▁add ▁weight ▁on ▁poor ▁quality ▁for age . ▁The ▁South ▁African ▁bre ed ▁society ▁prom otes ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Af rik an ers ▁as ▁a ▁dam ▁line ▁for ▁cross bre eding . ▁ ▁Cross bre eding ▁ ▁Cross bre eding ▁with ▁Af rik an ers ▁increases ▁the ▁heat ▁toler ance ▁of ▁t aur ine ▁bre eds . ▁ ▁B ons m ara ▁cattle ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁crossing ▁Af rik an ers ▁with ▁Here ford s ▁and ▁Sh orth orn s . ▁They ▁were ▁developed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Bel mont ▁Red ▁cattle ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁crossing ▁Af rik an ers ▁with ▁Here ford s ▁and ▁Sh orth orn s ▁by ▁the ▁C SI RO ▁in ▁Rock ham pton , ▁Queensland . ▁They ▁were ▁b red ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁bre ed ▁that ▁was ▁better ▁su ited ▁to ▁be ef ▁production ▁in ▁hot , ▁dry ▁areas . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Fel ius , ▁Mar le en ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁Gen us ▁Bos : ▁C attle ▁Bre eds ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁M SO - AG V ET ▁( Mer ck ▁& ▁Co ., ▁Inc .), ▁Rah way , ▁N . J ., ▁OCLC ▁ 1 3 7 2 6 6 5 6 ▁ ▁Mason , ▁I . L . ▁( 1 9 9 6 ) ▁A ▁World ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Liv est ock ▁Bre eds