Record R6.4 Million Ankole Heifer Sale Highlights Latest SA Agri News
Farmersweekly.co.za reports that that the in-calf Ankole heifer Queen Arusha (NANK23 001) sold for R6,4 million at the Ntaba Nyoni & Friends auction at Phala Phala near Bela-Bela, Limpopo, on 3 October, setting a new South African record for a female animal across cattle breeds, according to JP Smith, COO of Veilingswinkel. Smith said the auction also produced a South African record for sexed semen across breeds, with two straws from the Ankole bull Optimus Prime fetching R250 000 each. Total auction turnover reached R22,5 million, with an average of approximately R490 000 per lot.
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