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Australia heading for third year of 8m-plus cattle slaughter

28/04/2015

Following higher-than-expected cattle slaughter across the eastern Australian states during the first quarter of 2015, the national adult kill has now been revised up 400,000 head to 8.2 million, according to industry body Meat & Livestock Australia. While this was still 11% below last year’s three-decade high, it would result in the rare...

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