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Indonesia pauses Australian cattle imports after cows found with lumpy skin disease
Australia's Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has confirmed that Indonesia has made the move and that exports from the four facilities had stopped.
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A farmer arrives in Paris with a cow on February 24, 2023, the eve of the Paris International Agricultural Show 2023. A recent study has found that methane, produced primarily by livestock and agriculture, is the key to curbing global warming. (AFP/Stephane De Sakutin)
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he Indonesian government has decided to suspend imports of live cattle from four Australian export facilities, following the detection of the virus lumpy skin disease (LSD) in livestock shipped from the neighboring country.
Australia's Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has confirmed that Indonesia has made the move and that exports from the four facilities had stopped.
"Indonesia has paused exports from four Australian facilities pending further testing of animals, but live cattle exports to Indonesia are continuing and 28 registered establishments are available for use by exporters wishing to trade," Watt was quoted by ABC News on Monday.
In a statement to its members, trade group Cattle Australia said 13 cattle had returned positive results for LSD when tested "a number of days after arrival in Indonesia".
LSD was first reported in livestock in Indonesia in March last year. The disease is transmitted by insects and is highly infectious in cattle and buffalo.
LSD, which causes blisters and reduces milk production, is a highly infectious viral disease affecting cattle and buffalo that is transmitted by insect biting but which does not pose a risk to humans.
Australian officials were working with Indonesia to reassure market participants that all animals exported from Australia complied with Indonesian requirements, including being free of LSD, Watt said on Sunday.
