NIGER STATE IMPORTS 700 GOATS, 72 CATTLES FROM SOUTH AFRICA

We are the first in the country to import goat and sheep....

Niger State govt imports 700 goats, 72 cattle from S’Africa - by Enyioha Opara, Minna

Niger State Government on Tuesday received delivery of 700 boar goats, 72 young South African cattle, as well as indigenous South African doper sheep that will adapt to the dry climate of the northern part of Nigeria.

While taking the delivery of the animals from the South African supplier and Veterinary Doctor, Dr. Herman de Bruin at Tagwai Dam near Tunga Goro close to Minna the state capital yesterday, Vatsa said “these animals arrived in Minna from South Africa and we are the first in the history of this country to import these animals to improve on our local breeds.”