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Sable and Roan were initially introduced onto Rooipoort Farm, from Dr J Kriek some 20-30 years ago (+- 1987). These animals were all from Malawi.
Tsessebe were introduced shortly thereafter on Rooipoort. These animals coming from Mr Otto in Zimbabwe. The herd was eventually
captured and relocated to the greater Inglewood area (Dronfield) The herd at the time consisted of 1 old bull, 2 juvenile young bulls and 10 old cows.
Shortly thereafter an additional 10 tsessebe were purchased from Mr C Pelser and a few from Cullinan.
Tsessebe are doing extremely well on Dronfield. Herds are hosted on an extensive system with numbers in excess of 100 animals providing for natural selection.