BRITISH breeding stock has been going down a storm at central Europe's biggest food and farming show.

Indagra, in the Romanian capital Bucharest, was opened by the Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu who praised British breeding stock and genetics for its contribution to the Romanian livestock sector.

It is the first time there has been a British pavilion at the five-day show (8 - 12 November) led by the Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC) and co-funded by the British Pig Executive (BPEX), English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX), Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).

The stand was extremely popular with visitors and featured four different beef breeds and six sheep breeds.

MLC Export Manager Jean Pierre Garnier said: "Britain enjoys an enviable reputation for excellence in livestock breeding and we have had a tremendous level of interest since the show opened.

"There is scope for a great deal of business from this show, particularly as Romania is a very big country with a large agricultural sector."

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