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Impact of the live sheep export trade’s self-imposed moratorium and regulatory changes

Project Code: W.LIV.0196

Year Published: 2020

An analysis of how the 3-4 month halt to live sheep exports to the Middle East in both 2018 and 2019 affected people and businesses involved in the trade, particularly in Western Australia.

National Livestock Export Industry Sheep, Cattle and Goat Transport Performance Report 2018

Project Code: W.LIV.0297

Year Published: 2019

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the performance of the livestock export industry in terms of mortality rates of sheep, cattle and goats exported by sea and air from Australia during 2018. The report provides a breakdown of mortality trends by ship, species, time of year, load ports and major destinations.

Vessel heat stress technology trial

Project Code: Vessel heat stress technology trial - dehumidification report
Vessel heat stress technology trial - literature review

Year Published: 2019

In 2018, LiveCorp began a project to explore technologies that could reduce the risk of hot and humid conditions on livestock transport ships. With funding from the Australian Government, LiveCorp initiated a trial in 2019 to assess commercial dehumidification equipment under realistic livestock export operating conditions - the first field study conducted of its kind.

Eye disease in cattle on long-haul voyages

Project Code: W.LIV.0181

Year Published: 2019

This research was commissioned after anecdotal reports from veterinarians and exporters working in the cattle live exports supply chain of sporadic, severe outbreaks of eye disease in cohorts of Bos taurus cattle destined for long-haul shipping to Russia or China. Outbreaks occurred in pre-export quarantine, on board the vessels or during post-arrival quarantine. Eyes were often so severely affected that it resulted in the loss of the animal. The costs associated with treatment and loss of animals suitable for sale was significant.

Alternative Options to Power Captive Bolt Devices for Cattle

Project Code: W.LIV.3045

Year Published: 2019

Gunpowder-powered captive bolts for humane slaughter may be problematic in some countries where gun laws limit access to gunpowder charges. An alternative power source for portable, hand-held and single-operator captive bolts suitable for use on large animals such as cattle may allow ongoing use of stunning in these markets if a low-cost alternative can be developed.

Value Analysis of the Australian Live Sheep Trade

Project Code: W.LIV.0196

Year Published: 2019

Western Australian sheep farmers are heavily reliant on the live sheep export trade with over 82% of the national trade volume exiting the port of Fremantle over the last five years. Within Western Australia, the live sheep trade represents nearly 30% of their annual sheep and lamb turnoff. As well as providing a selling alternative for surplus sheep, the access to live export becomes critical for Western Australian farmers when the season deteriorates.

National Livestock Export Industry Sheep, Cattle and Goat Transport Performance Report 2017

Project Code: W.LIV.0297

Year Published: 2018

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the performance of the livestock export industry in terms of mortality rates of sheep, cattle and goats exported by sea and air from Australia during 2017. The report provides a breakdown of mortality trends by ship, species, time of year, load ports and major destinations.

Value Analysis of the Australian Live Cattle Trade - Key Highlights

Project Code: W.LIV.0196

Year Published: 2018

In the last thirty years, the Australian live cattle export trade has established itself as an important component of the overall Australian cattle market - providing jobs for regional Australians, sustaining farm land values and supporting cattle prices through additional buying competition, particularly during times of drought. This report takes an in-depth look at the inherent value in the trade across industry, regions and the various cattle sectors.

Strategies to reduce inanition in sheep

Project Code: W.LIV.0142

Year Published: 2018

Inappetence, the reduction in or lack of appetite with consequent reduced food intake (Blood and Studdert 1999), has been identified as a problem for sheep in the live export process, as a cause of death from inanition, and because of the association with the development of Salmonella outbreaks and subsequent death of animals. The addition of oats over the pellets did not result in any difference in uptake compared to sheep that were fed pellets alone. Spreading of chaff once per day over the pellets did alter the feeding pattern, and the sheep which were provided with chaff visited the feed troughs more often per day, but for shorter visits, than those given only pellets.

National Livestock Export Industry Sheep, Cattle and Goat Transport Performance Report 2016

Project Code: W.LIV.0291

Year Published: 2017

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the performance of the livestock export industry in terms of mortality levels of sheep, cattle and goats exported by sea and air from Australia during 2016. The report provides a breakdown of mortality trends by ship, species, time of year, load ports and major destinations.

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The Australian Livestock Export Industry

LiveCorp works closely with industry stakeholders to continuously improve performance in animal health and welfare, supply chain efficiency and market access through the provision of technical services and research, development and extension (RD&E).
Australian livestock can only be exported by a licensed Australian exporter and cannot be exported to all countries. If you would like to export livestock from Australia you can contact an exporter by submitting a trade enquiry below.

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R&D Report

Impact of the live sheep export trade’s self-imposed moratorium and regulatory changes

National Livestock Export Industry Sheep, Cattle and Goat Transport Performance Report 2018

Vessel heat stress technology trial

Eye disease in cattle on long-haul voyages

Alternative Options to Power Captive Bolt Devices for Cattle

Value Analysis of the Australian Live Sheep Trade

National Livestock Export Industry Sheep, Cattle and Goat Transport Performance Report 2017

Value Analysis of the Australian Live Cattle Trade - Key Highlights

Strategies to reduce inanition in sheep

National Livestock Export Industry Sheep, Cattle and Goat Transport Performance Report 2016

The Australian Livestock Export Industry

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