The calf at the centre of dispute between two herders in the central province of Hà Tĩnh. – Photo dantri.com.vn DNA tests have long been used by unscrupulous reality TV shows to determine the parentage of children but cows? Now that’s udderly ridiculous. A trial in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, the People’s Court of Hương Khê District, has had to rely on the result of DNA testing to resolve a calf dispute. The row has lasted for about a year between two families of cattle herders in Huong Khe District’s Phuong My Commune – Nguyễn Thái B and Hồ Đức L, Dân trí online newspaper reported. Farmers in the region often let their cows graze unsupervised in hills for long periods. On August 7, last year, B let a six-cow herd into the forest. By the morning of August 19, last year, Mrs. T. (B’s wife) saw the herd of cows at a field near their house but one was missing. After looking for the calf, B’s family found his stray calf tied at the river bank near L’s house. B’s family asked L to return the calf, but he didn’t agree. Both claimed the calf belonged to their family and tried to give evidence to prove it. As the row became tense, they sought intervention from local authorities. However, negotiations failed to resolve the dispute, so B’s family sued L. During the process, both the plaintiff and the defendant agreed to take the disputed cow for DNA testing to determine the… [Read full story]
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