Paraguay officially implements the animal identification system

During the traditional “Senacsa Night”, which is celebrated within the framework of the Mariano Roque Alonso Expo 2024, the launch of the “Animal Identification System of Paraguay (SIAP)” was carried out, a new technological tool for the identification of animals in the country. It should be noted that at the end of last year, the National Congress had passed the law “Instituting the Animal Identification System of Paraguay (SIAP)”. The purpose of the proposed law, as they had explained, is to identify and register animals of various species to improve health and food safety. In addition, the project stated that this will increase efficiency in activities such as the management of disease outbreaks and incidents related to food safety. “Animal identification is understood as the act by which an animal is individualized with respect to others, in order to build its traceability throughout the production process, in order to ensure animal health, food safety, animal well-being. and ...