:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/lanacionpy/EWVWBA2SWFBCZIRUY4F5S53I6Y.jfif "La Nación / Las Magnolias achieve a better position in the sheep sector with genetics imported from the UK")
The Las Magnolias breeder made one of the most important investments with which he would achieve a historic position in this country and South America through the Texel breed. Johanna Botrel, owner of the cabin, commented that after work coordination and negotiations lasting at least 10 months, the first embryos brought directly from the UK arrived in the country.
Las Magnolias is a breeder who has dedicated for a long time to cattle, horses and, also, sheep. Johanna Botrel, owner of the cabin, indicated in a communication with La Nación-Nación Media that since 2019 they have started investing in the Texel breed, to improve genetics.
They started with the acquisition of live animals from Uruguay, pure pedigree animals, and a ram for the father of the herd, also for the same purpose. Then they bought mutton straws to finally move forward with this huge investment, which they consider a historic event for our country.
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“Now the most important thing that can happen, which is a historic event for Paraguay, is the arrival of the Texel lineage embryos, who came from England, they were the first embryos to arrive in our country, so this is something to celebrate at the country level and also for sheep farming and especially for the Texel breed, because it’s like moving 10 steps forward”, highlight the owner.
He explained that the embryos were already from father and mother as well as donors from European countries, so that later they would be transferred directly to the recipients who would provide the final product in the form of standing sheep. This helps open up lineages and results in a better chance of obtaining genetic material from them as semen straws or donors from females.
Botrel explained that they achieved this step through a partnership with a herd in Uruguay, and indicated that through it they would be able to position themselves and become a center for the distribution of genetic material in South America. While this major step marks a milestone, he stated that much remains to be done, targeting new manufacturers and international markets.
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The acquisition comes one year after the opening of imports from the UK, which was also achieved through coordinated collaboration between the Paraguayan Sheep Farmers Association (APCO), the Texel Producers Association, the National Service for Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa) and the British Embassy in Paraguay.
He added that it was the first flask to arrive in Paraguay from the UK, which helped put the sheep farm at its best. He clarified that everything was also achieved through the support of Banco Basa, as the first entity to assist manufacturers with loans, achieving significant expansion of the entire sector.
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