The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan on October 10 decided to prohibit export of live cattle from the country for 6 months, local media report.
The ban is applied to female calves under 1 year, heifers over one year old, cows, sheep and goats.
Kazakhstan is the main supplier of cattle in Uzbekistan. The order on ban was announced in summer. The ban is due to the fact that Uzbekistan provides soft loans to its citizens if they buy cattle from other countries.