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How to get half-a-dozen breeding cattle into Cambodia

A small shipment of cattle is heading for Cambodia to help a charity. Photo: Cows for Cambodia

THE South-East Asian cattle trade is well-known for its massive logistical efforts, with 20,000 head boatload shipments procured from some of the most remote parts of Australia.

So it might be a surprise to hear that carrying four Brahman bulls and two heifers into Cambodia at the end of last year has taken a change of legislation, more than $25,000 and seven years to organise.

The cattle were sent to a charity called Cows for Cambodia – which loans pregnant cows to families, assists them to…

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