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DVD features Longhorns

PUBLISHED: 10:48 28 January 2008 | UPDATED: 08:20 28 March 2014

JANUARY 28, 2008: In what is thought to be a first for cattle breed societies, the
Longhorn Cattle Society has produced a DVD to promote the breed.

The 15 minute production features members of the Longhorn Cattle Society discussing the merits of the breed, members on the summer show circuit, on their farms and on visits.

MORE: Email secretary@longhorncattlesociety.com

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