THE Federal Department of Agriculture has confirmed that criteria for rejecting northern live export cattle with skin markings or blemishes is being strictly enforced by government vets when inspecting consignments in quarantine prior to export.
While DAFF said the “conservative approach” to assessing cattle was within the scope of existing rejection criteria details in ASEL (Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock), regional government vets are advising exporters that some cattle historically considered eligible for the live trade are currently not acceptable for export.
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