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Brazil: Mato Grosso has the largest herd in the country, with 34.3 million animals

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Published Mar 4, 2023

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Mato Grosso has the largest number of cattle in the country, with 34.3 million animals, according to a survey by the State Agricultural Defense Institute (Indea-MT), based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture. It is the sixth consecutive year that the State is in this position

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According to Indea-MT, herd growth in 2022 was 4.66%, compared to 2021. With this amount, MT holds 14.8% of the national cattle herd. With 3.7 million people, the State has about nine cattle per inhabitant. The municipalities of Cáceres, Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Juara, Juína and Alta Floresta lead the ranking of Mato Grosso municipalities with the highest number of animals. Together, they concentrate 5.1 million cattle. Colniza, Cáceres, Juína, Nova Bandeirantes and Alta Floresta are the municipalities with the largest number of rural properties dedicated to livestock. Foot-and-mouth disease – In November 2022, 33.5 million cattle and buffaloes were vaccinated against the disease in the state. This year, Mato Grosso will no longer need to vaccinate the herd against foot-and-mouth disease. The last ...
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