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Azerbaijan will get the second shipment of pedigree cattle in March

13 January 2009 08:42 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov - APA-Economics. This week Azerbaijan will select the second batch of pedigreed cows that will be bought from Germany, said Kamil Shamilov, officer of Azerbaijanâ€™s AgroLeasing Company.
According to him, the number of cows to be delivered in the second shipment will be defined after selection. The country will receive the second shipment in March.
He also added that the first batch of 198 head of pedigree cattle were sent to Azerbaijan on January 12, 2009.
According to him, 66 Shvis cows, 66 Holstein-Friesian black-and-white dairy cows and 66 Simmental cows were on delivery in the first shipment. The cattle had been in a 20-day quarantine.
The cows will be delivered by a British firm Rista Alliance which won a tender from Azerbaijanâ€™s Ministry of Agriculture.
Under the terms of the tender, Rista Alliance will deliver 300 head of Shvis cattle, 500 Holstein-Friesian black-and-white dairy cows and 200 Simmental cows within 120 days.
While distributing cows in the country, priority will be given to the experience and keeping conditions of farmers.
It is planned to buy 4 000 to 5 000 head of pedigree cattle through government funds. The government finances 50% of the price of cows, and farmers will pay 25% of the price in advance and the remaining 25% in installments within three years.
A cow bought from Germany costs AZN 3 600 to AZN 3 800.