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Ship turned away from Australia due to dock in Napier to take cattle to China

October 18th, 2019

A ship under investigation after a possible biosecurity breach in Australia is due to dock in Napier on Sunday to pick up 4700 live cattle to take to China. The live export ship, the Yangtze Fortune, was prevented from carrying 5000 cattle from Australia to China in August, after an investigation into a biosecurity breach was launched by the Department of Agriculture in Australia.

 

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