Our breeding philosophy What sets Meletse Breeders apart, is our dedication to only the best genetics. We focus on proven pre-potency, which allows you to know with certainty to which extent your investment will impact your own herd.

Our breeding farms

Situated at the foot of the Meletse mountain [meaning King of the Mountain], a careful rehabilitation programme has made our breeding farm one of the most sought after properties in the Limpopo Province.

The breeds currently on the farm include buffalo, sable, nyala, Livingston eland and exceptional herds of kudu, waterbuck, blue wildebeest and impala.

We’re running a separate breeding program on our second Kalahari farm. Here, based on the unique natural environment, we focus on plain, golden and red oryx, Kalahari & Damara springbuck and roan.

The fact that we extend our breeding activities to both farms, means that we have the capacity to allow animals to breed and live in their natural habitat, whether in the open bushveld or arid Kalahari environments.

Our farms

The breeds currently on the farm include buffalo, sable, nyala, Livingston eland and exceptional herds of kudu, waterbuck, blue wildebeest and impala.

We’re running a separate breeding program on our second Kalahari farm. Here, based on the unique natural environment, we focus on plain, golden and red oryx Kalahari & Damara springbuck and roan.

The business of breeding Owner, Louis van der Watt has a unique understanding of business and of game breeding, and has established himself as a thought-leader throughout the local breeding community.

Focusing on carefully calculating the value of each investment over time has proven to be the secret ingredient in successful breeding that performs consistently and creates a sustainable business. Combining his deep domain knowledge with years of experience creates valuable insights that not only result in breeds with exceptional trophy quality, but also sustainable rates of fertility and hereditary genetics. Strongly focused on the discipline and practice of pre-potency genetics, we make sure that our herds render high-quality offspring.

Our approach affords you peace of mind in knowing that your investment will improve your herd in signiﬁcant ways.

Our animals

Buffalo

Our pure East African herd consists of approximately 150 cows of 30″ plus, distributed over two separate farms: in the Waterberg and Kalahari. Some of the animals that were bred on these farms include 48″ Roepman, 47.5″ Langfontein, Little Jack and Jack. Our current breeding bulls included a direct descendant of the 40″ cow Africa and Mutonga from the 53″ bull Tyson.