Tiny fly delays Australia-China cattle trade
Talks have stalled over presence in Aussie herd of virus spread by midges
Sydney
AN insect the size of a pen tip is frustrating efforts by Australia to sign a deal, potentially worth billions of dollars, to export live cattle to China to feed its fast-growing appetite for red meat.
Talks have stalled over the presence in the Australian herd of Bluetongue disease, a virus which is spread by midges, a tiny fly. While the disease usually has little effect on cattle, it would pose a major threat to China's 140 million-strong sheep flock, the world's largest.
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