AUSTRALIAN cattle die on Kazakhstan flight #banliveeexport UPDATED 3pm: THE Department of Agriculture is investigating the reported deaths of 49 Australian cows exported from Australia to Kazakhstan. The cattle, which allegedly suffocated onboard a flight during transit to Almaty, were intended to strengthen Kazakhstan’s meat export industry by increasing pedigree livestock numbers. The exporter loaded breeder cattle onto a flight departing Melbourne in late October 2013. The Department of Agriculture stated the exporter subsequently advised the department that the reportable mortality level... had been exceeded. The department is now working with the exporter to investigate the reasons for the deaths. According to Kazakh news service Tengrinews, Almaty Oblast chief veterinary inspector, Omirserik Kydyrbatev, said infringement of animal air transportation rules caused the cattle to suffocate. northqueenslandregister.au/news/agriculture/livestock/cattle-beef/aus-cattle-die-on-export-flight/2676001.aspx
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 05:04:49 +0000