- A solid red colour, ranging from dark red to a lighter ginger colour.
- In general, have a very short hair coat type.
- Are naturally polled.
- Have good eye and skin pigmentation.
- A docile temperament, being easily managed.
- Reach puberty earlier than Bos indicus breeds.
- Females are renowned for their ease of calving and calves for their fast 'get up and go' vigour.
- Heifers will calve as two-year-olds under normal management conditions.
- Average birthweight of calves is 34kg.
- Average mature weight of cows is 550 - 650kg.
- Bulls, 930kg at pasture.
- Bulls have a high libido, are fertile and virile breeders from an early age.
It is typical to see Senepol grazing in the heat of the day, long after other breeds have sought the shelter of shade.
