IN BRIEF

17 August 2001

IN BRIEF

&#8226 BRAZIL has opened up its borders to British cattle semen again. It shut the door on imported semen from Britain in 1996 amidst fears of BSE in cattle. Every year Brazil imports 2.5m straws of semen, so it is one of the biggest imported semen markets in the world, reputably worth £ms.

&#8226 THE Border Union Agricultural Societys ram sales committee has decided not to hold the Kelso ram sale this year, for both bio-security reasons and the practicalities of holding regional sales. &#42