Indonesia to resume imports of live cattle from Australia - govt

Bambang, head of Indonesia's Agriculture Quarantine Agency, did not say when imports will resume.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will resume imports of live cattle from all facilities in Australia after a partial pause in July due to a scare after a small number of animals were detected with lumpy skin disease (LSD), an agricultural ministry official said on Friday.

LSD, which causes blisters and reduces milk production, is a highly infectious viral disease affecting cattle and buffalo that is transmitted by insect bites, but which does not pose a risk to humans.

(Reporting by Bernadette Christina; Writing by Stanley Widianto; Editing by Sharon Singleton)