Over 100 Australian cattle died on the Brahman Express en route to Indonesia, making it one of the greatest fatality rates ever recorded on an Australian cattle shipment. The 2002-built ship, owned and operated by Vroon, sailed from Darwin on March 14 and arrived in Indonesia six days later.
According to sources, all livestock was inspected according to government standards before departure, assuring compliance with domestic and importing-country criteria.
However, many cattle...