I still think we should stick to what is adapted to Africa in Africa and rather improve the stock internally as have been done by generations of herdsmen. After all, it took generations to get it right, which just one ill-advised crossing can undo and a quickfix borehole won’t solve. Who will hold the herders to ransom for this borehole? If the price of extra feeding is included, is it still really more pound to the hoof or just false advertising from greedy European Agri salesmen? Compare Eland or even local Nguni cattle to any of the European heavy beef species as to input for output. Still more pound to the hoof? The fatty beef grown in colder climates are totally unsuitable to our diets as well. We need leaner meat in warmer countries to be healthy. The object is no longer to grow the biggest, but the most healthy protein with the least high tech input (sustainable).

40km walk for water- maybe a borehole or two could solve that problem so the lazy new cows dont have to do the treck. It solved our problem in my village.

Cross breeding is not such a bad thing more pound to the hoof I say. Maybe the vets and animal doctors should start doing some work to protect these animals from pests and pestilence.
One problem with traditional cattle is we never sell cattle. we would rather see them die(or kill them just before they die) than sell them.

This happens in a lot of places in Africa- cattle are not a business but a possession and even have names maybe that attitude should change.

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