Malaysia Hits Pause on Australian Live Cattle Exports

Malaysia Hits Pause on Australian Live Cattle Exports
Cattle in Birdsville Track, South Australia, on June 1, 2002. Tony Lewis/Getty Images
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Malaysia has become the second country to suspend live cattle exports from Australia over fears of an outbreak of lumpy skin disease.

Last week Indonesia paused exports from four Australian facilities pending further testing of animals after a small number of exported cattle were detected with the disease.