In 1923, it was proposed that Afrikaners be sent to the United States,[6] and in 1932 the US government imported a herd to introduce new blood to the Gulf Coast.[7] In 1929, a bull, and two cows (one a calf) were gifted to the King George V by the Africander Cattle Breeders' Society of South Africa.[8] The first 5 Afrikaners arrived in Australia in 1953, and taken to the CSIRO's Belmont station for research into their adaptability to the Australian climate.[9] They were imported from Texas and Florida.[10]