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Old 5th Dec 2009, 05:39
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frigatebird
 
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Yes Forkie, - Always had a soft spot for the Droughties, myself.
Aussie made too.. I remember when a thousand head of prime Droughtmaster breeder hiefers were shipped to the Solomons to establish a cattle industry (with a German vet married to an Aussie girl to help look after them), all under Aid. The trouble with that over time though, was the locals didn't allow time to breed replacements when they slaughtered for feasts and weddings. Sadly they ate all the breeding stock in a few years, whereas next door in Vanuatu, there is a thriving cattle industry, with the best beef you will taste anywhere (grown on lush high rainfall pasture), and they export their meat to the Solomons.
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