11.   Shipments of live cattle, sheep, goats and pigs are banned in all countries that belong to the European Union.

12.   The Commodity Futures Trading Commission accused three floor brokers at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange of defrauding investors trading in live cattle futures.

13.   The Chicago Mercantile Exchange urged government regulators to allow dual trading to continue in certain live cattle and Eurodollar futures contracts.

14.   The English cases were linked to beef, chicken, pork and live cattle.

15.   The move followed decisions by France and Belgium to unilaterally halt all imports of beef and live cattle.

16.   The move followed decisions by France and Belgium to halt imports of British beef and live cattle.

17.   The on-line auction business is soaring, with dozens of companies building sites to solicit bids on everything from live cattle to Beanie Babies.

18.   Primary Industries Minister Trevor Perrett has just returned from Indonesia, where he led a trade delegation which included representatives of the live cattle export industry.

19.   Borbidge also said there had been an impact on live cattle exports to Indonesia.

20.   China is a potential market for live cattle exports and Australian expertise, according to an academic who has been studying the industry there.