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Australia's largest live sheep exporter, Emanuel Exports, has had its licence reinstated after a three-year suspension.

New Zealand's livestock export trade sector is scrambling to fight off government plans to permanently ban the practice.

OPINION: Damien! What were you thinking, banning the live export trade?

Australian livestock exporters are optimistic of securing more business as New Zealand winds down its trade over the next two years.

Concerns about the threat posed to New Zealand's trading reputation by live animal exports from this country have led to a move to shut down the trade.

Export of livestock by sea will cease following a transition period of up to two years, the Government announced today.

OPINION: The decision by Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to impose an immediate halt to live animal exports in the wake the sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 off the coast of Japan is a sensible move.

Whether 28,000 dairy cattle destined for China, and currently held in quarantine, actually get to their destination is up in the air.

The fate of 28,000 cows in quarantine in New Zealand and supposedly destined for China in the coming weeks hangs in the balance.

MPI has launched an independent review of the assurances it receives for the safe transport of livestock by sea.