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Now, buying a bull can be fraught with difficulty and ranks as one of the most stressful things

a person can do, alongside moving house, getting a divorce, or being attacked by birds.

It's often hard to know if you're being sold a healthy and fertile tourist or a clapped

out old cow with a set of fake bollocks taped on.

This week I was joined by Alice Bates from the UK Livestock Market Association who have

recently published new bull buying guidance on their website after conducting research

that shows that many farmers simply don't know what to do to make sure they're buying

a quality beast.

I started by asking how big a problem this is.

It's a huge problem.

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