by admin | Aug 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
From Oocyte to Calf: What 4,600 Oocytes Have Taught Us About Ankole ET — You Have to Look at the Mom! Results from three years of OPU and embryo transfer, May 2023 – June 2026 In August 2024 we published our first set of embryo transfer results and promised to keep...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Dec 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Kyasha – South-Africa’s Top Ankole Cow! South African Ankole Top Cow Standard Fire Sky Ankole Position Statement In time we must standardise how we define elite as South African Ankole farmers. A national Ankole cow ranking system should never only reward...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Aug 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
You all know that we try to breed Ankoles from top genetics at Fire Sky. You all know we focus on sexed semen in order to expand our as well as the national herd’s number of females available for existing and new farmers. We set out to produce 200 females in 4 years...
by admin | Mar 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The business case for buying pregnant recipients with an embryo made with sexed semen1. At Fire Sky Genetics we only make embryos with sexed semen from our topbulls, despite the additional cost.2. Ramsem (in Bloemfontein) claims a 92% success rate in achieving the sex...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Mar 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
The challenge: How do new entrants get into the Ankole Market? “I just can’t see how I’ll ever get into the Ankole farming business” These were the words of a dejected looking attendee outside the Auction venue at the spectacularly successful Ntaba Nyoni auction which...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
All 23 lots sold for a total turnover of R7,5m or an average of R326k per lot. Clearly a financial success! All the numbers I quote are exclusive of VAT. Of the lots on offer, 12 were less than a year old and 11 were between 1 and 2 years old. The younger lots...
