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184 slaughter-ready cattle flown from Melbourne to Zhengzhou
AUSTRALIAN livestock giant Elders has landed a second air shipment of 184 head of slaughter-ready cattle from Melbourne to Zhengzhou, having been given a heads-up on head room.
In October last year, Elders delivered the first ever cargo-load of 150 cattle on a 747-jumbo-jet under the new animal health protocol arrangements signed-off between the Australian and Chinese governments several months before.
That historic shipment landed at Chongqing airport in Southwest China after a 12 hour journey from Melbourne with a brief fuel stop-over in Darwin, reports Queensland Country Life magazine.
The Angus and Angus cross steers weighed about 480 to 600 kilogrammes each and were acquired from farms in southern NSW and northern Victoria and landed in excellent condition.
But Australian animal health authorities rejected 25 head during loading process because of insufficient head clearance in their transport crates.
Elders general manager Cameron Hall said the second air shipment was just shy of the aircraft's maximum payload, and cattle were carried in crates "with plenty of room".
He said all the cattle averaged 470-480 kilogrammes and were sourced out of Victoria, loaded late at night at Melbourne airport before departing at 3am before landing in China about 5pm east coast Australia time today.
The flight touched down at Zhengzhou and the cattle were again purchased by China's largest beef producers Chongqing Hondo Agriculture Group which has a purpose built quarantine facility.
The cattle fall under requirements of Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) and standards for approved facilities.
Under the protocol agreement, slaughter cattle must be processed within 14 days of arrival in China after being held in quarantine for three days.
Mr Hall said his company knew the first shipment in October last year was a trial one that largely provided the opportunity for authorities from both countries to "really understand and test the protocols and procedures".
Mr Hall said Elder's Chinese customers were happy with the quality of livestock and the condition they arrived in on that first shipment but would have liked more cattle or more weight of beef arriving, to meet customer requirements.
In October last year, Elders delivered the first ever cargo-load of 150 cattle on a 747-jumbo-jet under the new animal health protocol arrangements signed-off between the Australian and Chinese governments several months before.
That historic shipment landed at Chongqing airport in Southwest China after a 12 hour journey from Melbourne with a brief fuel stop-over in Darwin, reports Queensland Country Life magazine.
The Angus and Angus cross steers weighed about 480 to 600 kilogrammes each and were acquired from farms in southern NSW and northern Victoria and landed in excellent condition.
But Australian animal health authorities rejected 25 head during loading process because of insufficient head clearance in their transport crates.
Elders general manager Cameron Hall said the second air shipment was just shy of the aircraft's maximum payload, and cattle were carried in crates "with plenty of room".
He said all the cattle averaged 470-480 kilogrammes and were sourced out of Victoria, loaded late at night at Melbourne airport before departing at 3am before landing in China about 5pm east coast Australia time today.
The flight touched down at Zhengzhou and the cattle were again purchased by China's largest beef producers Chongqing Hondo Agriculture Group which has a purpose built quarantine facility.
The cattle fall under requirements of Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) and standards for approved facilities.
Under the protocol agreement, slaughter cattle must be processed within 14 days of arrival in China after being held in quarantine for three days.
Mr Hall said his company knew the first shipment in October last year was a trial one that largely provided the opportunity for authorities from both countries to "really understand and test the protocols and procedures".
Mr Hall said Elder's Chinese customers were happy with the quality of livestock and the condition they arrived in on that first shipment but would have liked more cattle or more weight of beef arriving, to meet customer requirements.
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