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PT_BR A delegation from the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Sustainable Production and Irrigation (Seapi) of Rio Grande do Sul was on a technical visit this week to the State Agency for Animal and Plant Health Defense of Mato Grosso do Sul (Iagro), in Campo Grande, and in a bilateral meeting with the National Service for Animal Health and Quality (Senacsa), of Paraguay, in Ponta Porã, on the border of Mato Grosso do Sul with the neighboring country. On the agenda was the implementation of the bovine traceability system, with exchanges of experience for the Rio Grande do Sul traceability pilot project.
“The goal is to improve our pilot project and work in line with states and countries that are making progress in traceability. We were able to identify that our pilot project is aligned with the experiences of both Paraguay, which already has an initiated traceability process, and Mato Grosso do Sul, which is also making progress on this issue,” assessed Deputy Secretary Márcio Madalena.
Individual cattle traceability is a system that allows tracking the entire life cycle of an animal, including data on its breed, sex, age, vaccinations, up to slaughter. This data is stored in a system linked to a registration number on an ear tag or button. A technical group comprised of representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), state agricultural health agencies, and producer associations developed a strategic plan for the implementation of the National Plan for Individual Identification of Cattle and Buffalo (PNIB), with phased deadlines totaling eight years of adaptation until mandatory adoption, starting in 2033.
The state of Rio Grande do Sul is in the process of selecting 50 volunteer farms to participate in the pilot project, launched during the 48th Expointer. The farms must have different production characteristics, such as milk and beef cattle, complete cycle, rearing, and finishing. The objective is to test the application of identification tags and their relationship with the Agricultural Defense System (SDA) for animal registration.
In addition to the deputy secretary, the delegation included the director of the Department of Animal Health Surveillance and Defense (DDA/Seapi), Rosane Collares; the deputy director of the DDA, Francisco Lopes; and the head of the Division of Sanitary Control and Information, Paulo André Coelho.
