The local cattle industry is being boosted with the importation of animals to improve the genetics of local beef and dairy cattle.
In an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI), Chief Executive Officer of the GLDA, Nigel Cumberbatch said, “We were also able, in 2017, to import seven breeding bulls. Four beef bulls and three dairy bulls for our large ruminant genetic improvement programme.”
Additionally, Cumberbatch said while the agency will not stop the importation of semen altogether, the imported bulls will lower the GLDA’s dependence on imported semen for its artificial insemination service to farmers.
