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Braford Congress. In the city of Corrientes, Argentina
Tourism
and Specialization In the city of Rosario, Santa
Fe., Argentina
World-wide
Braford Congress, in the city of Corrientes, Argentina
CATTLE BREEDING: 2nd. WORLD WIDE BRADFORD
CONGRESS. Corrientes was world wide. International
Braford Congress gathered more than thousand people,
who received a lot
of technical, commercial and political information
about meat business.
Hector A. Huergo. CORRIENTES. Special
Correspondent.
We went to Corrientes to see what happened with
Braford race locally and world widely. We came
back with an integral vision of beef chain. Actually,
the Second International Braford Congress was
a huge quantity of information for all the levels
of the activity: starting with the technical news
in raising and fattening, and finishing with the
market situation, going through quality tendencies
and their relationship with nutrition. Lots of
conferencies during a couple of days, with more
than a thousand people who paid their tickets
and fully crowded the Convention Room at the Litoral
Casino. Among them, there were 70 Paraguayan,
50 Uruguayan, 50 Brazilian, 10 Australian and
2 South African people, many of whom had shared
a pre-congress tour, visiting some of the most
important ranches in the NEA (Argentine North
East). Only National Authorities were missing.
One of the central moments
was the presentation of the work made up by the
Agricultural Engineer Fernando Canosa, Technical
Director of the Congress, together with the Agricultural
Engineer Valeria Schindler from the Agronomy College
of Buenos Aires University and the Agricultural
Engineer Sonia Chifflet from the Agrarian Science
College of Argentine Catholic University. This
work ( Evaluation of Braford models in the NEA
and the NOA) was specially prepared for the congress,
which is something unusual in this type of events.
It was compared the productivity of quarter cattle
round up, their crossbreed with Braford and Braford
thorough bred in the north of Argentina, in similar
production conditions. It was a fully country
made work, and all the persons in charge of the
farms, where the study was achieved, were also
part of the presentation.
It was demonstrated that Braford cows
have better productive efficiency than the regional
ones, in similar shepherding conditions. And the
use of Braford bulls on regional cows, doesn´t
make any change on pregnancy.
Mr. Canosa said that Braford cow put
up better with Winter conditions and service.
She started service with better health conditions
and finished it in the same way. Birthing weight
of calves from Braford bulls are bigger than regional
ones. And weaning weight from Braford calves are
significantly different from the rest, which doesn´t
happen among quarter ones. Mr. Canosa also said
that Braford cows tend to wean more calves per
cow, and generate a higher income related to invested
capital.
After stating that different cattle
roundup had the same grass offer during the service
in both years, the technician said that Braford
earning levels are higher than those of the regional
breeds.
Income per pregnant cow per
hectare are higher for Braford thorough bred roundup,
then the middle blood come and underneath , the
quarter ones. Braford cows tend to wean more calves
per cow, and produce a higher income related to
invested capital, although Mr. Canosa added that
this data is not completed if it is not joined
with the next Winter pasture study and the quality
of their meat. And, in order not to leave half
things, Braford also organised a Winter pasture
work. (See Winter Pasture)
EAgricultural Engineer Daniel
Musi, counsellor from the Argentine Braford Association,
talked about the genetic evaluations in the production
improvement of Braford race. The use
of DEPs (Progeny Expected Differences) are essential
in the development of the race, but their implementation
is delayed . Mr. Musi said that the generation
of DEPs is a goal which is shared by all Braford
Associations in the world. But DEPs are only useful
when cattle breeders work together and he added
that private DEPs mix up the market. According
to Mr. Musi´s opinion, Mercosur Braford
Federation is very close to DEPs. It is more likely
the International Genetic evaluation than the
national one, said the technician. “There
is information, technology
and human resources to develop it. Only compromise
and decision are missing” concluded
Mr. Musi.
At the end of the congress,
Mr. Luis Otero Monsegur, from the Argentine Race
Association, was designed president of the Braford
World wide Confederation . A deference which rewards
his work at the head of the race and the quality
of the congress, that included a barbecue with
chamame songs by well known Mrs. Ramona Galarza.
It was also the group from Ara Bera. What else
can we ask?
When closing the 2nd World
wide Congress, Mr. Otero Monsegur left a clear
and concise message: “ World wide Meat Market
is demonstrating that it is still a good destiny.
We´ve got organization and consent examples
to follow with attention : the case of Australia,
consolidating the meat sector and the case of
Brazil integrating the chain. Argentina has got
an opportunity in the meat production. Let´s
take it". Let´s take it.
Tourism
and Specialization, in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
(November 2005)
Pampa y Girasoles, the Tourism
Government Office from the province of Santa Fe
and the Cooperator Association from the Tourism
Provincial Direction from Santa Fe, invited all
the Official Touristic sector, professional and
academic to take part in the First Iberoamerican
Congress of Tourism and Specialization, and to
the First Expotur from the province of Santa Fe,
named “Close Tourism” which was made
in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe,
Argentine Republic, during the 15th , 16th and
17th of November 2005.
Starting with the definition that Tourism generates
an economic activity but always comes from a social
practice, the specialization is a clearly strategic
goal , and it results into a touristic practice
which is sustained and maintainable.
Tourism and Specialization 2005 simultaneously
developed a lot of thematic unities which had
a complete vision of nowadays themes.
We thank for the support given to this summons
by the Institutions, Offices, enterprises and
different well known national and foreign people.
We were very pleased to receive you in Rosario
from 15th to 17th November. |
