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Indonesia considers quarantine islands to vet imported cattle

12/08/2015
Still intent on increasing its cattle herd by importing live animals from other countries, Indonesia is preparing to set up dedicated animal quarantine stations on small islands across its territory, according to media reports there.

The government announced at the start of 2014 that it wanted to import 750,000 head of cattle to build back up a national herd that had fallen from 16.7 million head in 2011 to 14.2 million head in 2013.

The idea behind setting up quarantine islands is to help give assurance to livestock farmers that imported cattle represent no risk of the spread of animal diseases including foot and mouth disease. Quarantine stations on isolated islands will allow government vets to carry out intensive tests.


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