Group auctions: a great team brings great results
The Valsrivier Bonsmara Breeders Group, which comprises two stud and three commercial breeders, was started in 2005 by Cornay Botma (Hentacor Bonsmaras) of Bothaville and WH van Zyl (Thuso Bonsmaras) of Wesselsbron. The latter has, in the meantime, been taken over by WH’s son, Thabo. The three commercial breeders are Danie Minnaar of Kroonstad, and Chris Joubert and Japie van der Berg, both of Bothaville.
Botma recalls that at the time of the launch, he and WH had been running their stud concerns for 15 and 22 years respectively.
“We were reliant mainly on club auctions and out-of-hand sales at that stage, but after careful consideration, decided in 2005 on our own production auctions. This decision was taken after in-depth research and widespread consultations.
“The objective was, and remains, to showcase the genetic integrity, quality and value-adding ability of the animals produced by the
