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A livestock carrier ship is a type of cargo vessel (ship)that is specifically designed to transport live animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and buffaloes. etc through sea. These Type of ships are vital role in the world's food supply chain, where several nations profit from exporting cattle at higher rates, and many countries access good quality meat and other extractives from the livestock . Livestock carriers are used for international livestock transport, as well as for shipping cattle from one state to another within a country . The design of livestock carriers is based on several requirements such as safe loading and unloading of the cattle, proper upkeep and sustenance of the livestock onboard, suitable internal planning of spaces and avoiding problems on board, delivery and stowage of sufficient feed and fresh water for the livestock, ventilation and aeration, safety of the livestock, drainage of livestock wastes, suitable systems for lighting, ventilation, air-conditioning, drainage, and fresh water supply for the livestock .