Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Beef Central, 26/03/2024
The Department of Agriculture says it is working with a livestock exporter to determine the cause of deaths of Australian cattle on a ship to Darwin in recent days.
DAF released a statement this afternoon confirming it has been notified by an exporter of the deaths.
The statement followed media reports than more than 100 cattle have died on the vessel. The Department has yet to formally confirm the number of deaths involved.
The Australian Livestock Exporters Council has reported that initial assumptions are that the mortalities may have resulted from a case of Botulism, with the affected animals coming from a single property. (See ALEC’s full statement below).
The Department named the vessel as the Brahman Express, which shipping records show left Darwin on March 15 and arrived at the Port of Panjang in Indonesia on Wednesday, March 20 before moving onto the port of Belawan on Saturday, March 22. ...
It is not known how many cattle the Brahman Express was transporting, but the vessel is understood to have a capacity of around 4500 feeder cattle or 2200 heavier weight cattle.
Cattle exported from Australia are held to stringent mortality reporting rules. ...
https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/dept-of-ag-reports-livestock-mortalities-on-brahman-express/
The Department of Agriculture says it is working with a livestock exporter to determine the cause of deaths of Australian cattle on a ship to Darwin in recent days.
DAF released a statement this afternoon confirming it has been notified by an exporter of the deaths.
The statement followed media reports than more than 100 cattle have died on the vessel. The Department has yet to formally confirm the number of deaths involved.
The Australian Livestock Exporters Council has reported that initial assumptions are that the mortalities may have resulted from a case of Botulism, with the affected animals coming from a single property. (See ALEC’s full statement below).
The Department named the vessel as the Brahman Express, which shipping records show left Darwin on March 15 and arrived at the Port of Panjang in Indonesia on Wednesday, March 20 before moving onto the port of Belawan on Saturday, March 22. ...
It is not known how many cattle the Brahman Express was transporting, but the vessel is understood to have a capacity of around 4500 feeder cattle or 2200 heavier weight cattle.
Cattle exported from Australia are held to stringent mortality reporting rules. ...
https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/dept-of-ag-reports-livestock-mortalities-on-brahman-express/