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Why crossbreeding may not solve all your production problems

Dear daktari, thank you for your well articulated and easy to read column. I am retiring late this year from being a banker and I plan to venture into dairy farming as my post retirement economic activity. I have heard of the farmers talking about cross breeds as the best for dairy breeding. I had thought of buying one or two pure breed dairy cows. What is the difference and what is your advice.

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