Friday, August 20, 1999 Published at 09:19 GMT 10:19 UK
World: Europe
Swiss sending cows to
Kosovo
Switzerland has announced plans to send two-thousand
cows and calves to Kosovo to help replenish the stock of
animals in the province.
The Swiss foreign ministry said the conflict in Kosovo
had left many farmers with no livestock or reduced herds
and quick action was needed to re-stock farms and
restore local milk production before winter arrived.
The agriculture ministry and the Swiss foreign relief
agency plan to start shipping the animals next month.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
(Angela, it's for "fun"..)