Paraguayan genetics could also reach the Caribbean

Published 2024년 4월 30일

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Key leaders from Paraguay's National Service for Animal Quality and Health, along with the General Directorate of Animal Health, have engaged in discussions with Cuba's ambassador to Paraguay to initiate negotiations for the exchange of genetic material for livestock. This move leverages the quality of Paraguay's genetics and the climatic similarities shared with Cuba, with the latter interested in importing semen and embryos from Paraguay. This development builds on Paraguay's recent milestone in exporting bovine semen and embryos to Guatemala, indicating a growing demand for Paraguayan genetics in improving livestock quality globally. Additionally, Peru has expressed interest in importing frozen bovine semen from Paraguay, with the necessary health requirements now in place.

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The president of the National Service for Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa), Dr. José Carlos Martin, the head of the General Directorate of Animal Health (Digesit), Dr. Víctor Maldonado, and the director of International Relations, Dr. Claudia Silvera, as well as Dr. Darío Baumgarten, president of the ARP International Affairs Commission, met this Monday with the ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in Paraguay, Dr. Francisco Fernández Peña. The purpose of this meeting was to initiate negotiations for the exchange of genetic material between both nations. The quality of the national genetics, combined with the climatic similarities that both countries have, aroused the interest of Cuban livestock companies to import semen and embryos of various breeds and species, such as bovine, ovine, goat and bubaline. The quality of Paraguayan genetics is recognized worldwide and for this reason several countries seek it, with the aim of improving their respective livestock herds. It must be ...

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