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Aaron Bunch

Stranded livestock to be rested on land, then exported

Sheep and cattle have been on a live export ship for more than a month amid heat wave conditions. (Trevor Collens/AAP PHOTOS)

Thousands of sheep and cattle that have been on board a stranded livestock ship for more than a month are likely to be offloaded to rest on land before being re-exported to the Middle East. 

About 16,500 animals have been packed aboard the MV Bahijah since January 5, when it sailed for the Middle East from Fremantle before being ordered to abandon its voyage due to Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea.

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