Thiswas the first shipment among 5,000 cows that Vinamilk, the biggestdairy firm in Vietnam , plans to import from Australia and the USin 2014 as part of its efforts to raise output to 50 million litres ofmilk per year.
The company said the herd had been under strictmedical supervision by Australian experts, adding that these cows arehoped to help improve milk quality and quantity as well as increase thenumber of dairy cows in Vietnam.
In early February,Australia shipped the first 222 buffalo from its Northern Territory (NT)to Vietnam. The country is now the second largest importer of the NTcattle after Indonesia.-VNA