Buffalo exports to Indonesia have stopped

10 July 2012

The Northern Territory buffalo industry says no animals have been exported to Indonesia since last year's live export shutdown.

Prior to the suspension, 3,000 buffalo a year were being exported from the Northern Territory, with a vision to increase that figure to 10,000.

Buffalo Industry Council vice-president Michael Swart says an increase in the use of stunning devices in Indonesian abattoirs is to blame.

"We know it's too hard to stun a buffalo and for that reason that they're not taking them," he said.

"The front of their skull, the bone, is very thick, so yeah, it's a lot harder to use a captive bold type stunner.

"It's something we've got to research further. We were looking at some electric stunners."

By Liz Trevaskis, ABC Rural

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