Photo (Jacinta Mutura, Standard)More than 39,000 head of cattle have been tagged in a livestock electronic identification campaign in the county. ALSO READ: How to make more cash from beef businessSegera, Lonienk, Muwalak, Marura, and Olmotonyi are some of the areas in Laikipia North where animals have been tagged. KVA chairman Samuel Kahariri said traceability of livestock would help in marketing beef and other products in international markets. “Tagging animals will help us track information on cattle so as to identify and improve breeds,” said Mr Kahariri. “Some farmers have lost their lives trying to recover their stolen animals from armed cattle rustlers,” said Mr Maina.

Source: Standard Digital April 19, 2018 06:56 UTC