Port Refusals

Question 1

Live sheep exported to middle east from Australia. More sheep or cattle?

Answer 1

• • more sheep but decreasing over time

- less cattle but increasing recently

Question 2

What is a port refusal?

Answer 2

• rejection of products when they arrive at port
  +- breach of national food safety/standards
  -> tangible and intangible losses

Question 3

What happened in Karachi 2012?

Answer 3

Mass slaughter of sheep d/t Salmonella and Actinomyces found and no facilities to destroy sheep

• implications: trade halted
• improvement to aimal welfare funding