Afrikaners were used primarily as draught animals after European settlement, often driven in large teams[16] with as many as 14 animals.[17] They were bred and developed to better suit this purpose, and were prized by the voortrekkers.[3] They were also used as dairy cows, though less commonly, producing higher butterfat contents than other cattle breeds, without the need for supplementary feed.[18] It was Afrikaner oxen which drew the wagons that carried the Voortrekkers on the Great Trek.