Historic Botswana live cattle shipment from Australia touches down

The historic shipment of live Australian stud beef cattle and dairy goats touched down safely at their new home in the Republic of Botswana last week. Western Australian stud cattle breeders contributed the majority of the 92 bulls and heifers which received a welcoming fit for royalty with the entire Republic of Botswana cabinet, including president Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, first lady Neo Masisi, vice president Slumber Tsogwane and Federal minister of agriculture Fidelis Molao, and a large crowd of dignitaries to celebrate the livestock's arrival at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in the southern African country's capital city Gaborone. The shipment consisted of 80 stud British, European and Bos Indicus breed bulls and heifers sourced from nine WA studs and were accompanied by project overseer Thapelo Setlalekgosi, 3in1 Agric, Gaborone, on the chartered air cargo Boeing 747-46NF flight from Perth through to the final handover of the cattle to the Republic ...