The health authority of the country adopted it. It's a business with greater added value than the sale of meat. China, on the other hand, they benefit from the quality of Argentine cows.
The Chinese health authority authorized to 11 the Argentina bovine genetics companies to export bovine semen and embryos to the Asian giant, a business that represents a step higher in the export of value added.
The Ministry of agriculture, that command Norberto Yauhar, yesterday reported the approval, which had participation the national agrifood health and quality service (SENASA).
Enabling became known after the visit of a mission of audit of the Department of Supervision of quarantine of animals and plants of the General Administration of quality, Supervision, Inspection and quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ).
Genetics centres sell semen and embryos obtained from specimens selected through crosses and selections, to obtain specific characteristics of adaptation to different environments and productivity both meat and milk.
Technical negotiations between the Senasa and China, They included the exchange of replies to questionnaires, models of certificates and the visit of a Chinese delegation to Argentina to, between the 4 and the 11 March of 2013.
The national agricultural portfolio reported in addition, negotiations were carried forward from 2012, when summoned to the centers of genetic enrolled across the country, to learn about the requirements defined in the sanitary Protocol for the export of semen and bovine embryos to China.
The meeting was coordinated by the Secretariat for livestock, in charge of Alejandro Lotti, and it counted with the presence of officials from the Senasa. There, provided details on the technical-sanitary requirements to interested centres had to meet to receive the visit of inspectors of the health service of China. Nine centers of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, La Pampa and Santa Fe confirmed their participation, among which are the genetic Center Chivilcoy; Argentine Center of Animal Biotechnology Carhué and stays and Cabaña Las Lilas.
In this respect, Minister Yauhar considered that this event "is part of a policy of deepening of exchanges with China, that has to do with strengthening the ties of cooperation and also enter more and more value-added products".
In this sense, He emphasized that the empowerment of these centers "is a milestone for the production and export of the national bovine genetics.
Source: El Cronista comercial
Images of the visit of the Chinese official delegation to CABA
