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Cluny Livestock Exports Cluny Livestock Exports Australia leads the world in animal welfare practices and we make no compromises on these issues. Who is Angus Macpherson? Who Do We Help?

CLUNY LIVESTOCK EXPORTS

The livestock export industry is an integral and dynamic part of Australia's vibrant and growing pastoral industry-it earned $1.012 billion in 2010 and it underpins the employment of around 10,000 people in rural and regional Australia. Australian Livestock Exporters are licensed by the Australian Government and must comply with ASEL (Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock). The Australian Government does not tolerate cruelty towards animals and will not compromise on animal welfare standards. Our presence in overseas markets provides an opportunity to influence animal welfare standards. Cluny Livestock Exports has exported over 10,000 animals and have a zero mortality record which we are very proud of. We focus on animal welfare and care during and after the export process. We provide ongoing support to our clients in terms of management, nutrition and veterinary care. Angus comes from a rural and livestock export background,I am very passionate about:
1. My family & friends
2. Creativity in my work & outside of it
3. Relationships I build through work and the maintaining of them
4. Food security in a global sense and the importance of self sufficiency. The Macpherson family have a history in agriculture and livestock export dating back 120 years. The focus in our business is to enable clients to be self sufficient in their livestock requirements. Cluny Exports specialize in exporting by air (the safest method) live breeding animals and genetics. We export high quality breeding livestock by air including alpacas, dairy cattle, beef cattle, goats and sheep to North America, Malaysia, Philippines, Brazil, Pakistan, Thailand,New Zealand the UAE and Indonesia. Whether it is smaller shipments to individual clients, larger corporate clients or supplying Government tenders our approach is always the same, to meet the client's specifications and expectations with the end goal being self sufficiency and the transfer of knowledge. How Do We Assist Our Clients? Through our suppliers who are some of the top breeders In Australia of cattle, sheep, alapacas and goats, we are able to offer high quality livestock and genetics including semen and embryo transfer programs conducted by highly qualified technicians. In addition meeting the clients expectations in terms of specifications and expectations, we assist in providing ongoing management training support to ensure the success of the animals post arrival. This support will come not only from our own knowledge base but also the breeders in Australia andand in Asia who are our suppliers or clients. In addition we are able to provide prefeasibility and feasibility studies through to a turnkey operation when self-sufficiency is achieved. Self sufficiency through the transfer of farm management skills and I am keen to assist in broader projects to assist in government's food security policies world wide and in projects with this objective as the end goal. We are very motivated in being involved in agribusiness projects incorporating breeding programs for cattle, goats and sheep in Asia and the Middle East. Specialties: • Livestock Export of Breeding animals- Australian sheep, goats & cattle
• Live stock supply networks and procurement
• Agribusiness consulting
• Genetics (semen and embryo transfer)
• Agricultural project management including pre feasibility & feasibility studies for bovine, ovine and caprine projects
• Infrastructure design

Cluny Exports Agribusiness Specialists (Australian Business Number 77 808 32501) is a division of Cluny Livestock Exports Pty Ltd which are owned by Angus Macpherson and are based in Sydney, Australia. The company specializes in:
- Livestock export of high quality breeding livestock by air to numerous destinations around the world
- export of genetics worldwide in programs conducted by world class technicians
- breeds include caprine, ovine and bovine (goats, sheep,beef and dairy cattle)
- a family history in livestock export dating back to 1893 when a trade in cavalry horses existed in North Queensland to India and South Africa
- expertise with origins in a sheep and cattle farming background
- export markets serviced by air include countries such as Malaysia, The Philippines, The United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Macau, Indonesia, Vietnam, the USA and New Zealand.
- Cluny Exports was the first exporter ever from Australia to ship Boer Goats and Dorper Sheep to Pakistan.
- Cluny Exports was the first exporter to ship Australian White Sheep to China
- Cluny Exports was instrumental in reopening the UAE market to goats and sheep in 2013
- pre feasibilty and feasibilty studies
- agricultural project management
- directing projects towards self sufficiency through transfer skills and ongoing management
- assistance in providing farm management advice, nutritional advice and staff training either by remote means (fax, phone or email) or on site for projects.
- utilising our international network to allow you achieve objectives
- achieving workable solutions for your livestock needs wherever you are and whatever your environment is

23/10/2026

Holsteins in the tropics - Survive-ability and commercial performance

There is a big difference between scientific studies and commercial reality.

Many papers conclude that Holstein cattle can survive in tropical environments. However, they often focus on milk yield, fertility, feed intake, and heat stress indicators, not the long-term commercial outcomes.

In my experience, when average temperatures exceed 26°C (performance declines at 23.0 degrees average over 10 hours) with high humidity, Holsteins struggle to dissipate heat. Respiration rates increase, fertility declines, cull rate increases,health problems rise, veterinary costs severely increase and mortality can become significant.

When average temperatures head towards 30 degrees with a high Temperature Humidity Index (THI) for Holsteins this is entering the danger zone.

For example in Malaysia and many lowland tropical regions, a typical day of:

30-34°C
80-95% relative humidity
Night temperatures of 25-27°C

this would place Holsteins under continuous severe heat stress for much of the year or more aptly described as the death zone.

Based on field experience rather than academic thresholds, many commercial dairy operators would argue that:

Pure Holstein-Friesians begin to experience economically significant losses once average daily temperatures exceed about 26°C in combination with sustained high humidity (>75-80%), particularly where there is inadequate night-time cooling.

With increased demand for tropically adaptable/suitable cattle the numbers of Jersey x Holstein crossbreds become limited. These crossbreds have proven tropical performance through the Jersey component and slick . If you are considering Holsteins as an alternative, or they are being offered to you, you must consider how you will adequately cool these heifers or head blindly towards catastrophic failure.

I will discuss this in my next post in greater detail.

12/08/2026

Australian Dorper Sheep are tough, adaptable, and achieve the highest weight gain among our exports. They've successfully thrived from South East Asia to the Middle East and the Caucasus regions, in all climates.

17/07/2026

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