Breeding and Export

The main breed of cattle in northern Australia is the Bos indicus, become Brahman and cross Brahman. These animals very suitable for this harsh environment and also suitable for environment in Southeast Asia.

The main production systems in all these areas are nurseries, with a small portion of land that can be fattening cattle. The most frequently sold animals are 18-24-month-old bulls, followed by cows cut and veal all of these are generally dispatched in the dry season between April and September. Most are sent for live export, the rest for cutting or for fattening elsewhere in Australia.

In the rainy season, cattle often come from Queensland in where they can be transported via more road systems reliable for all weather. However, in the years heavy rainfall, less cattle possible available from there because the producers have enough grass to their more profitable fattening of bulls.

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Exporters who have permission to negotiate transactions commercial with Southeast Asian importers. Importer provides import permits and health protocols for exporters.

The exporter showing these documents for AQIS together with Notification of Intent of Exporting (NOI) and Delivery Risk Management Plan (CRMP). 

If all documentation is appropriate and the export process will meet ASEL, the exporter is given approval to process. This matter includes special requirements for delivery.

Supply Chain

Producers are contacted and suitable livestock are selected and purchased. Issues considered in the selection process include:

  • Seed factor

The most suitable forage site in the soil low in Southeast Asia should use only beef

Brahman and Brahman crosses for favorable local conditions hot and humid. Feedlots in high locations

can fatten cattle with English breeds or higher Europe.

  • Feedlot requirements for import - species

animals required by feedlots, feeding period, most weight range match, gender and class.

  • Seasonal factors - difficulty sourcing livestock during

rainy season in northern Australia, and is associated with higher price.

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The Southeast Asian health protocol requires land where as long as livestock are free from certain diseases, and livestock can taken only from land that meets the protocol requirements.

Some importers send selectors to private choosing the right livestock; other importers depend on

exporter experience. Live cattle agents are often used to provide livestock for exporters.

The road transport company was contacted to deliver livestock that have been selected to the meeting depot are registered for delivery preparation. This transportation company is required to comply with ASEL.

Feed producers are contacted to provide feed for period of time on registered land and during the voyage. This feed is generally in the form of pellets or cubes of straw compacted and must meet the minimum ASEL standards.

The meeting depot for processing livestock exports must accredited by AQIS to ensure that they meet ASEL. 

Only veterinarians accredited by AQIS are allowed to carry out tests, treatments and examinations required for export. They have to provide documents required for AQIS as proof it has done maintenance and inspection. 

Every female feeder must have a certificate to be castrated (made sterile by surgery) or tested for pregnancy for ensure that no pregnant feeder cows are sent for live export.

Cattle Exported Via Port

At all stages of the export process, animals are always inspected health and well-being, and every sick animal, injury or nonconformity is rejected from delivery.

Ship loading and unloading service companies are involved to facilitate ship loading. The live cattle export industry provides training for loading and unloading workers to ensure that they are able to load cattle into ships in a manner that preserves the health and livestock welfare and minimize stress.

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Accredited livestock handlers must accompany each trip. These livestock keepers are trained and accredited by LiveCorp to ensure they are familiar with the above livestock management ship at sea.

ASEL requires shipmasters and livestock handlers to report the results of each live export trip. In death or other unpleasant events such as problems or ship delays for unloading AQIS will investigate the incident so that it can reduce the chance of the incident happening again.

Accredited livestock handlers (and veterinarians when they requested to travel with delivery via ship) must remain with the ship until all livestock lowered.

Australian livestock producers and exporters, through taxes on every animal exported, has invested in projects in Southeast Asia to improve health and livestock welfare upon arrival at the destination and for assisting the sustainable development of industries local feeding.

Read more: Sustainable Feed Management System