Israel sent 200 select calves to Bulgaria last week, in order to help beef up the quality of that Eastern European country’s herd of dairy cattle.
The export of calves is the product of an agreement between the veterinary services of Israel and Bulgaria, struck after Bulgarian specialists decided that Israeli milk cows were superior both in production and resistance to disease.
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