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At least 100 cattle perished

A disease outbreak has killed at least 100 cattle underway aboard the 'Brahman Express'. An exporter using the vessel notified Australia’s government of the incident involving cattle deaths, the agriculture department said in a statement, without providing additional details. The Australia’s Livestock Exporters Council confirmed by phone that at least 100 animals had perished. The ship had left Darwin on March 14, 2024, and arrived in Panjang on March 19. All cattle were inspected according to government regulations before the ship left Darwin. There was no suggestion that exotic animal disease is involved including foot-and-mouth disease or lumpy skin disease.

Cattle export to Thailand boosts industry hopes

The largest shipment of live Australian cattle to Thailand in decades carries with it industry hopes of opening a new alternative market to Indonesia. The shipment of about 1000 feeder and slaughter cattle left Darwin port on Sunday – in the second shipment to Thailand after the Australian Government secured an agreed health protocol with the country in December last year. Though this was small compared with exports to Indonesia – which took 624,000 Australian cattle last year – the industry has predicted Australia could annually export up to 30,000 to Thailand in coming years. http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2015/03/01/live-cattle-export-thailand/