The Veterinary Guard, the 'guardian angels' of the traditional rural fair in Argentina

During this week, the team of veterinarians will be available 24 hours a day to attend to all types of disorders, problems and even births of the animals exhibited at the most traditional fair of the Argentine agricultural sector, a service that, for three decades, has been provided by a laboratory with a focus on animal welfare. They are specimens of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, camelids and horses, among other species of reputed generic excellence, which are exhibited each year under strict standards established by the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service of Argentina and the Argentine Rural Society. The health service controls the animals in their establishments of origin and also upon arrival at the enormous fairgrounds, a historic showcase of the potential of the Argentine countryside that opened its doors on July 18 in the capital's Palermo neighborhood. Each animal is carefully cared for by the staff at the exhibiting cabins: they are fed, bathed, dried and combed ...