Indonesian restrictions on northern Australian cattle have been lifted providing relief to pastoralists who want to see export ships organised quickly to clear a livestock backlog.
Indonesia has lifted an export ban and restrictions covering seven Australian facilitiesKimberley cattle producers want to see export ships start up quickly
Those bans and restrictions across the seven facilities were lifted overnight after a week of discussions between the Australian government and Indonesian counterparts.LSD is a highly infectious disease spread by insects which can cause skin lesions, fever, loss of appetite, decreased milk production and death in cattle.
The department's agricultural trade group acting deputy secretary Nicola Hinder said there was no cause for concern for cattle producers as Australia remained LSD-free. "As an organisation KPCA was looking at how we could assist with fodder or transport, getting cattle off the properties," she said."There are about 50,000 in WA alone, so that's an awful lot of extra cattle to have on the paddocks."
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