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American bulls won’t make much of an impact

In the news: The bulls and heifers have stoked national debate on the future of the beef sector PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
In the news: The bulls and heifers have stoked national debate on the future of the beef sector PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

My opinion on the importation of live cattle from the United States of America is that all development interventions need to be planned and appropriately phased to yield desired results.

It is my opinion that the state of development of the livestock sector in the country currently does not need the intervention of the importation of the bulls and heifers.

I do not believe that the bulls and heifers are going to make a significant impact on the national herd. The infrastructure both at Ramatlabama, the National Artificial Insemination Centre and within farms and cattle posts in the country simply does not exist.

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