Update of the National Plan for the control and/or eradication of the bovine tick in Argentina

Published 2024년 8월 13일

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The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) of Argentina has updated its resolution on the management of the Bovine Tick disease, introducing new strategies under Senasa Resolution 917/2024. The update aims to permit the movement of parasitized livestock from infected zones to uninfected zones for immediate slaughter, provided the slaughterhouses have a Senasa-authorized truck wash. The resolution also streamlines the process of the Inspection and Dispatch of Livestock Form (FIDHA) and imposes consequences for not reporting inspection results within the stipulated time. This regulatory change is part of the National Plan's efforts to enhance food safety and adapt to current industry needs.

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By means of Senasa Resolution 917/2024 and in response to the needs of the sector, the regulation for the management of the disease was modified. The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) established modifications in the National Plan for the Control and/or Eradication of the Bovine Tick to implement new strategies, considering the current scenarios and requirements, for the control of the parasite in the affected areas. Senasa Resolution No. 917/2024 published in the Official Gazette updates different procedures of Resolution No. 382-E/2017, which defines the scope and definitions of the National Plan against the disease in Argentina. The regulation includes changes in relation to the movement of parasitized bovines, buffaloes and equines to slaughterhouses (which have a washing facility authorized by Senasa) for immediate slaughter. In this way, the transfer of this livestock will be allowed, without the need for prior inspection, from agricultural ...

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