Limousin drive up dangers for cattle farmers

OFFICIAL figures show that cattle are involved in a high proportion of farm accidents which cause loss of life and serious injury.
Thu, 01 Jul, 2004 - 01:00
Martin Ryan

The Health and Safety Authority regularly warns farmers to be extremely careful when handling animals, because of the risks involved.

But their statistics don’t tell the full risk story of the various cattle breeds.

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