Chile: 934 heifers will be sent to Malaysia after completing a sanitary quarantine in Linares

The loading of the animals was carried out in 24 trucks, from early morning, under the supervision of the SAG teams from the Linares office, who were verifying compliance with the zoosanitary requirements demanded by the destination market. In this regard, the sanitary condition was ensured to rule out the presence of diseases such as brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis, bovine viral diarrhea, leukosis, and paratuberculosis. The cattle were transported to the port of the Biobío region from where they will set sail for Malaysia. In total, 2,550 animals will be sent, corresponding to the Maule and La Araucanía regions. In this regard, the regional director of the SAG in the Maule, and current acting Undersecretary of Agriculture, Juan Pablo López, highlighted the importance of this shipment for the region; "we are very pleased with all the effort being made here because it places us in a very important position in the national context for this type of export, since what is being ...