Ever since Nico Harris and Barry Cole purchased 800kg Nguni bull Biggs, the owners have been inundated with calls from other farmers about artificial insemination opportunities.
Ever since Nico Harris and Barry Cole purchased the 800kg bull that is reputed to be hardy, fertile and carrying lots of meat, the owners have been inundated with calls from other farmers about artificial insemination opportunities.
However, Gert Coetzee of Net Auctions thought up the idea of a livestock sale, which he conducted via WhatsApp, on May 9. The opening bid for Biggs was R50 000 and seven other bidders showed interest in the 8-year-old bull. The most spent on a bull at an auction previously was R197 000 during a sale in 2005.
“Biggs was named after his breeder and we’ve had our eyes on this bull since 2016 when Nico and I jointly bought another bull named ‘Black’.”
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