Moo-ving home
Cows trek from alp to winter stable.
This content was published on October 29, 2008
As winter approaches, the Berger family prepare to take their herd of dairy and beef cattle down from the high mountain pastures near Schwarzsee to the valley below. It's a festive occasion. Everyone – even the animals – has to get dressed up for the 27-kilometre hike. But will prize-winning Maloya, a very pregnant dairy cow, make it all the way? (swissinfo, Julie Hunt)
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