by admin | Nov 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The cost of producing a 1-year-old Ankole heifer: Cost range (R000)Cost of embryos (say 4-8 embryos @ R5000/embryo)20-40Recipient cost up to pregnancy (current rate commercially available)35-40Cost of recipient till weaning (R2000/month x 15)30Recouping of...
by Zack Swanepoel | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Project The purpose of this project is to improve communal farmers’ cattle by providing high quality full blood Ankole bulls to local farmers. We have a surplus of Ankole bulls which we would like to sell or exchange with local community and subsistence farmers....
by Bernard Swanepoel | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
By the time South Africa went into hard lock down in 2020 in response to COVID-19, very few economic activities were allowed in the country, with the notable exception of cattle farming. With our deep, extensive experience in game, dairy and cattle farming we decided...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
My late father had a saying: “Selfs ‘n blinde hoender pik soms raak.” Loosely translated that means that by messing about randomly, you may just get lucky with an outcome! Though it sometimes feels this way, it’s not quite our intention at Fire Sky with our Ankole...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Our results for the 12 months of July 23 to June 24. Heifers prepared and presented for ET1625Actual heifers used for embryo transfers727 (45%)Total embryos transferred (including 96 doubles)822Confirmed pregnancies on 4-6 weeks193 (26,5%)Births or...
