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Australia Halts Sheep Exports

By International Business Times,  September 19, 2012, 06:40:48 PM EDT

Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry placed on hold all sheep exports following the order by Pakistan authorities to cull 21,000 Aussie sheep tested positive for salmonella bacteria and actinomyces.

The temporary stop to issuance of export licences places at risk the country's livestock industry. As a result of the temporary ban, the export of 200,000 sheep is in limbo. About 75 per cent of sheep that Australia exports are raised in Western Australia.

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