Ship takes 4,500 Holsteins from New Zealand to China

Permission has been granted for 4,500 breeding Holstein heifers to be shipped from New Zealand to China on a trip that will last 15 days. Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) officials issued an Animal Welfare Export Certificate (AWEC) on Wednesday for the shipment of cattle from the Port of Napier to China. It is understood the shipment is destined for a large dairy operation already established in China. The Holstein breeding dairy cattle are being transported on the Awassi Express, owned by