European passport for Argentine horses: The Old Continent added the Rural Society to the official list of breeders

That from now on Argentine breed horses will be treated as "local" in Europe is not merely anecdotal. The sector, which produces around 20 million dollars annually from its exports, in fact concentrates most of its shipments to that continent and is now facing the concrete possibility of expanding its influence. This is due to the recent decision of the European Commission to include the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) in the official list of livestock breeding entities authorized in third countries for the equine species. The request had been previously submitted by the Secretariat of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Advisory Office. In effect, this means that purebred horses and their genetic material registered in the SRA's records will have the same status as those bred in European establishments, just as any Argentine gains European citizenship. In this case, the differentiated passport provides genealogical and zootechnical support to Argentine equines within the Old ...