Cattle breeders gather

• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Author: Janine Baalbergen
• Publication title: Horowhenua Chronicle

They were part of a larger congress that gets together regularly, somewhere in the world, to discuss their favourite breed

Many of the national and international delegation already knew each other from previous congresses held in Australia and USA for example. A meeting in Jamaica is being planned. “We all know each other which helps. Now we got to see how the Kiwi breeders live and farm,” said veterinarian Erick from Kenya.

“Red Polls are versatile animals, they are docile and they survive well in our climate. We milk them and sell the breed to smallholders who are spread throughout the country and have half acre or one or two acres each, so they can take one or two animals.

“The cows are grassfed and really easy to deal with when it comes to calving. The colour is lovely too.”

He said the local farmers use the breed...