Swine, Poultry & Camelids
Swine, Poultry and Camelid Export from the USA to Asia-Pacific
Swine, poultry, camelids and mixed livestock genetics — moved as single consignments or as a recurring program.
American breeding genetics are a serious export product, and Asia-Pacific is where the demand is growing. Indonesia alone took roughly $41.4 million of U.S. live animals in 2025, most of it poultry and day-old chicks feeding a growing domestic protein industry, with open protocols for breeding swine and horses and stated interest in breeding cattle.
Breeding-stock movements are different from moving one valuable animal. They are programmatic: the same lane, the same species, on a schedule, often several times a year. The shipper who wins that work is the one who can run it reliably rather than the one who can pull off a one-off.
Cattle and sheep and goats have their own dedicated pages, with species-specific pricing and disease-testing detail. This page covers swine, poultry, camelids and mixed-species consignments — plus the case for combining species on one flight when the protocols line up.
What we handle
- Breeding swine
- Poultry and day-old chicks
- Camelids — alpacas and llamas
- Mixed-species consignments, including cattle, sheep and goats alongside swine or poultry
How we do it
Equipment, people and permits.
The parts of an animal export that go wrong are almost never the flight. They are the crate, the paperwork and whoever is holding the lead rope at 3am.
Purpose-built crating
Livestock and poultry fly in crates we build for the species and the sector length, satisfying IATA Live Animals Regulations and the practical handling realities of the animal — not whatever happens to be available.
Pre-export isolation
Animals are held at USDA-approved isolation facilities we work with, chosen to suit the species and the departure airport so the ground legs stay short.
Veterinary program management
A USDA-accredited veterinarian runs the destination test panel, monitors the animals through isolation and prepares the International Health Certificate for USDA APHIS endorsement. We manage the schedule so endorsement lands correctly against the shipping date.
Scheduled repeat programs
For genetics producers moving recurring volume, we build a standing schedule rather than quoting each consignment cold. It is more predictable for you and materially cheaper per head.
Destinations
Where we move swine, poultry & camelids
Each destination has its own protocol, timeline and market. These are the lanes where demand for this category is strongest.
Philippines
Arrives MNL
≈14–15 hours from the West Coast
South Korea
Arrives ICN
≈12 hours nonstop from the West Coast
China
Arrives PVG
≈13 hours nonstop from the West Coast
Indonesia
Arrives CGK
≈17–19 hours via Asian hub
Singapore
Arrives SIN
≈18–20 hours via an Asian hub
Australia & NZ
Arrives MEL
≈17 hours nonstop from the West Coast
India
Arrives BOM
≈20–22 hours via a European or Gulf hub
FAQ
Swine, Poultry & Camelids: common questions
Do you have dedicated pricing and protocol pages for cattle, or sheep and goats?
Yes — cattle and sheep & goats each have their own page now, with species-specific pricing, disease-testing detail and destination protocol. This page covers what's left: swine, poultry, camelids and mixed-species consignments.
Do you handle poultry and day-old chicks?
Yes. Poultry is the largest live-animal category by value into several Southeast Asian markets — roughly $28.2 million into Thailand and the majority of Indonesia's $41.4 million in 2025. These are time-critical consignments where routing and transit handling determine viability on arrival.
Can different species travel in one consignment?
Often, and it is usually cheaper than separate shipments. The constraint is that each species must satisfy its own protocol and its own crating requirement on the same flight. We work out whether a combined consignment is viable when we quote it.
How far in advance should a breeding-stock shipment be booked?
Seventy-five to 130 days for most destinations, longer for China and for any destination requiring registered and approved origin premises. If you are running a recurring program, we build a standing schedule and the lead time stops being a per-shipment problem.
What does the pre-export isolation period involve?
Animals are held at a USDA-approved facility for the period the destination protocol requires, during which a USDA-accredited veterinarian completes the test panel and monitors them. We handle feeding, care and daily management throughout.
Is this the same as a domestic livestock carrier or trucking company?
No. Domestic livestock transporters truck animals between US farms and feedlots by the mile. We're an international air export company — the work is pre-export isolation, USDA-accredited veterinary testing, an International Health Certificate endorsed by USDA APHIS, and purpose-built crating for a flight, not a trailer. If you need livestock trucked within the US, that's a different kind of company than we are.
Also
Other things we move
Horses
Racing, breeding and competition horses moved door to door — barn in the United States to barn in Asia-Pacific, the Gulf or Europe.
Cattle
Brahman and other tropical and temperate breeds, bulls and group consignments — priced and protocoled by breed and destination.
Sheep & Goats
Boer and Nubian goats, breeding rams and ewes — regulated together under USDA's scrapie program, and often shipped together.
Exotic & Zoo Animals
Zoo collections, wildlife parks and private exotic consignments — including CITES-listed species — moved with the permitting handled.
Ready to move swine, poultry & camelids?
Tell us the species, the number of animals, the origin, the destination and your target date. We come back with a written quote at no charge. If we can't do the shipment, we'll email you and say why.