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Samples of livestock breeds Braford, Brahman y Dorper They return to Corrientes. They will be held from this Monday, May 15 to Thursday, May 18 at the premises of the Rural Society of that province, located in the town of Riachuelo.

The event is held by exponentiate, organizing company of Expoagro, and has the support of the government of Currents.

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In this way, during the 4 days the 20th National Braford Show and 11th National Braford Calf Show; the 21st National Brahman Show and the 2nd Regional Dorper and White Dorper Show.

In this context, 3 breeds, more than 50 exhibiting companies, 682 animals, 90 registered cabins, and 4 auctions will be concentrated in this livestock meeting.

“In October 2021, the idea arose to unite the national exhibitions of the breeds with the greatest presence in the north in a single place, and today, the exhibition continues to be a milestone in the agro-industrial agenda,” he reviewed. Martín Schvartzman, CEO of Exponenciar.

With the purpose of improving the services offered, in this edition they will add “several gastronomic offers, WiFi, comfortable stands, greater lighting in the pavilions, a first-class general infrastructure and the possibility of following it live and direct via our streaming, among others”.

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On the premises of the Rural Society of Corrientes, in the town of Riachueloa neighbor of the provincial capital, the best genetics will be exhibited and there will be a large commercial window with more than 50 exhibiting companies of products and services. The event will open on Monday 15, at 9:00, with the 21st National Brahman, the so-called “mother breed” of bovine crosses.

“We have great expectations since the breed has been growing and we will surely exceed 100 animals on the track, showing the progress in quantity and quality of the Brahman,” he said. Esteban Binaghi, president of the Association of Brahman Breeders of Argentina.

So far, there are registered 25 cabins and 140 animals who will be under the gaze of the jury Fernando Llano.

As Binaghi pointed out, in recent years the demand for Brahman has grown remarkably, even reaching the point of not being able to satisfy it, especially that of females.

“The climatic situation and the improvement in the quality of the reproducers that we offer significantly increased the adoption of the Brahman as a breed by the calf breeder,” he remarked.

On Tuesday the 16th it will be the turn of the XI Braford Calf Exhibition and on Wednesday the 17th, the XX National Braford.

About, Juan Manuel Alberro, brand new president of the Asociación Braford Argentina (ABA), He stated: “For us, it is the most important event of the year. It gives us the opportunity to meet for several days with the partners, herdsmen and Braford breeders from Argentina and other countries, to see the progress of the breed and to talk face to face with each other about the reality in the different areas of the country, the needs and challenges, with a focus on improvement”.

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In the meeting of Corrientes you will be able to observe the genetic novelties that are emerging through a large number of reproducers and also “in the Braford Calf National where, due to the characteristics of the sample, more young individuals are observed than in any other exhibition,” he commented.

To date, there are already registered 58 cabins from 11 provinces, of which 14 are newcomers, and 472 animals will be exhibited. Those in charge of choosing the best specimens will be Rodrigo Roldán in calves and javier mendoza in adults.

According to the ABA, in 2022 they added 49 new members, which means an increase of 9%, and 24 new cabins, which represents an increase of 8%. While broodstock inspection levels exceeded the average with almost 40,000 animals inspected, and 94 sponsored auctionsreaching a growth of 25% compared to 2021.

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The Dorper and Dorper White Argentina Breeders Association will join this livestock meeting for the second consecutive year, with their exhibition on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16. The jury will be in charge of Mustafa Yambai from Paraguay and sales will be on Wednesday the 17th by Francisco Carbajal. “We expect around 7 to 10 cabins and about 70 players from almost all the provinces”, they pointed out from the Association.

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“Recently it began to be noticed a higher breed quality and uniformity of the reproducers presentedevery day aimed at the growth and excellence of the breed in our country”, said Orlando Guastallapresident of the Dorper and Dorper White Argentina Breeders Association.

Dorper is less than 20 years old since it was introduced to Argentina and today it is considered one of the breeds with the highest number of registered breeders. It is a species native to South Africa, which began to be developed in the 1930s with the purpose of supplying the demand for lamb meat, since it has the capacity to be produced in the most extreme conditions, its main attributes being meat quality, cycling throughout the year and not having wool.

The official consignee of the livestock event will be Colombo and Magliano. To begin, on Monday the 15th, at 10:00, there will be a televised shot of winter Braford; on Thursday 18 from 1:00 p.m. the Braford and Brahman breeders will be put on sale; and for the closing, during the last night of the event, the auction of semen and that of Champions Braford and Brahman.