Indonesia and Australia draft cattle slaughter standard
Cattle industry representatives from Indonesia and Australia are jointly drafting a standard guideline for slaughtering cattle. The guide is expected to resume Australia’s live-cattle exports to Indonesia within no more than over a month, according to the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA).
The joint standard, which will be implemented on Indonesia’s abattoirs, was decided during the meeting of Indonesian Agriculture Minister Suswono and his Australian counterpart Joe Ludwig.
Minister Suswono said that four Indonesian experts along with four of their Australian counterparts started discussing for the establishment of the guideline on Tuesday 21 June, 2011.
“Both the Indonesian and Australian experts are now drafting a joint standard, which will be imposed on abattoirs here,” said Mr Suswono. “So there will be a guideline agreed by the two countries, which can avoid the possibility of complaint.”
