The livestock producer, a reference for the self-convened and former official of Senasa in the Cambiemos government, Carlos "Caico" Montoya, joined the debate over the entry into force of the mandatory individual traceability of cattle, which will begin to take effect from January 1st next year and which promises to generate changes in the traditional management of livestock. Far from showing support for the measure, Montoya recalled a similar previous experience that resulted in a benefit for a handful of people, to the detriment of the producers themselves. It was during his time at the Office of Veterinary and Phytosanitary Inspection and Control of the European Commission, in the years when Luis Barcos was president of Senasa, in the late 90s. "Traceability began in Europe when 'mad cow disease' appeared in England. The European community asked that country to implement individual traceability, and once it did, they couldn't stop asking the other countries to do the same. At ...