Rains disrupt BMC Francistown abattoir
Thursday, March 20, 2014
“We usually slaughter 3,000 cattle during the months of January and February every year because it is not our peak period. We started production this year in February but we only managed to slaughter 900 cattle,” Saudu said at a press conference on Tuesday.
He said heavy rains last month prevented farmers from bringing their cattle for slaughter. The farmers are usually less enthusiastic about bringing their cattle for slaughter when there are good rains. “When there are good rains, farmers usually resort to leaving cattle to improve their quality as there are plenty of pasture before they can sell,” he explained.
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