32 YEARS AGO
This stud breeder was rearing the sacred Gir cattle which, he said, have many plus factors, including tick resistance.
Despite farming in a notoriously bad area for gall sickness, heartwater and redwater, a thornveld farmer has had no stock losses or incidence of disease in his Gir cattle during the past five years. What is surprising is that this has been achieved by dipping his animals only once or twice a year.