Impact of sea transport on animal welfare: Australian case studies (sea transport of sheep and cattle)
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Cattle and sheep are exported from Australia by sea and form a significant market for Australian animals. For instance, in both 2006 and 2007 over half a million cattle were exported by sea from Australia, with the majority travelling the short journey to Indonesia. Other destinations included other Asian countries and the Middle East; about one tenth of the cattle travelled the “long haul” voyages to the Middle East and North Africa (MLA – Livestock Export Market Outlook Reports Dec 07). There are considerably more sheep transported by sea from Australia, with 3-4 million sent in both 2006 and 2007, the majority of these travelling to the Middle East and North Africa. (MLA – Livestock Export Market Outlook Reports Dec 07).
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