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Livestock exporters

Here you'll find the information that is most relevant to you as a live exporter, including the latest market information, what’s going on in Australia’s domestic and export markets,  R&D outcomes, new publications and more.

Market reports
The latest market news and statistics for:

• Cattle live exports
• Sheep live exports
• Goat live exports
  
• Australian Live Export Cattle December 2007 Quarter Projections (PDF, 182KB)
• Australian Live Export Sheep December 2007 Quarter Projections (PDF, 176KB)

Industry programs
Read about the MLA/ LiveCorp joint program supporting this important industry by investing in activities and tools to foster its growth, both here and abroad.

Latest industry news

• Australian livestock export industry applauds Magistrate’s ruling - Friday 8 February 2008
  Media statement: The Australian livestock export industry has applauded the decision handed down by Magistrate Crawford today clearing Emanuel Exports and its Directors of all charges.
  
• Independent report confirms livestock exports vital to regional communities
  Australia’s livestock export industry has welcomed an independent report confirming the industry’s vital contribution to regional communities throughout Australia.
  
• Livestock industry's latest weapon to maintain livestock exports to Middle East
  Sharon Dundon has recently commenced a three-year stint working with Middle Eastern stockmen to help them better understand and treat the millions of Australian sheep that are shipped into their care each year. Based in Bahrain, Sharon is representing Meat & Livestock Australia and LiveCorp, which  co-ordinates Australia's live export trade.

Research & Development 
Find out the key issues affecting the live export trade at each stage of the supply chain. For all Live Export projects search the R&D database

Tips & Tools
MLA's Tips & Tools - practical and easy to follow information sheets designed to deliver the outcomes of research and development to livestock producers in an on-farm 'how to' format. Featured Live export Tips & Tools include:

• Minimising land transport stress in live export Brahman steers (PDF, 120KB)
  This factsheet identifies and provides solutions for some of the physiological problems involved when sheep and cattle are placed under long-haul transportation and handling stress
  
• Wetting cattle to alleviate heat stress on ships ( PDF, 153KB)
  This factsheet provides information on minimising the detrimental effects of hyperthermia (heat stress) in cattle
  
• Preparing sheep for live export  (PDF, 96KB)
  This factsheet outlines key elements of preparing sheep for Live export and covers topics such as vaccination against scabby mouth, trnsport issues and selection of sheep.

Featured publications

• New Is it fit to export? guide
  MLA and LiveCorp released this easy-to-read booklet to assist industry in maintaining the already high standards of animal health and welfare during the livestock export process for sheep, goats and cattle
  
  Download a free copy of Is it fit to export?

• Is it fit to load? A national guide to the selection of animals fit to transport
  MLA has recently released Is it fit to load? an easy-to-use guide for both producers and transporters to assess whether an animal was in a fit state to travel.
  
  Download a free copy of 'Is it fit to load?' 

More information

• Email liveexport@mla.com.au