{"id":471,"date":"2016-09-25T21:47:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T21:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/?p=471"},"modified":"2017-04-03T15:46:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T15:46:08","slug":"historic-exportation-to-colombia-september-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/historic-exportation-to-colombia-september-2016","title":{"rendered":"2016 September – Historic Exportation to Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"

HISTORIC EXPORTATION TO COLOMBIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the first time in 14 years, Brahman cattle have been exported from the United States to Colombia.<\/p>\n

Animal Logistic Services LLC, owned by Hernando Riano and his Panamanian business partner Santiago Alvarez, coordinated the quarantine and transportation of 18 head of cattle, which included ten Brahmans (breeding-age, virgin bulls and young heifers) from Texas to Colombia.<\/p>\n

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The Red Brahmans included in the shipment were from Detering Red Brahmans in Hempstead, Texas, and the Gray Brahmans were from J.D. Hudgins, Inc. in Hungerford, Texas.<\/p>\n

Animal Logistic Services had been working on arranging the historic exportation and getting the new protocols from Colombia since last November. The exportation is significant as it contained the first Brahmans from the US to cross into Colombia since the country closed its borders to live American cattle in 2003 due to BSE concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter many years of having Colombian Brahman breeders visit our ranch and use our genetics through embryo and semen sales, it was rewarding and an honor to finally, once again, have live cattle sent to Colombia,\u201d said Will Detering of Detering Red Brahmans.<\/p>\n

Dr. David Husfeld and Dr. Adriana Serrano of Quality Genetics, LLC in Washington, Texas processed the health tests and certificates for the animals being shipped. In addition to the standard testing required by most protocols in South American countries, the Colombian government required testing for Q fever, which is caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetii.<\/p>\n

Quality Genetics is a team of veterinarians who specialize in testing live animals for export, in addition to all aspects of semen and embryo exports and sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me personally, as a Colombian, it\u2019s been frustrating and a challenge,\u201d said Dr. Serrano in regards to not being able to ship cattle to Colombia for the last decade. During the interview, Dr. Serrano remarked that she is happy about the opening borders and expected more exportations to Colombia in the future, but noted that it will probably be a \u201cslow process\u201d as the infrastructure in Colombia is not presently available to receive large numbers of cattle.<\/p>\n

Animal Logistic Services and Quality Genetics worked with Los Pinos Cattle Company in Hempstead, Texas to quarantine the animals for the mandatory 40-day period. This facility had to be approved and certified by both the USDA and the Colombian government.<\/p>\n

Following quarantine, the animals were trucked to Miami, Florida. Then they flew to Bogota, Colombia, which is the only government-approved port in the country to receive foreign cattle.<\/p>\n

\u201cColombia authorized importation by plane only,\u201d Riano said. \u201cThe government did not approve vessels. Most countries authorize ocean and air, but not Colombia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cattle included in this exportation were purchased by Hacienda el Brillante located in Caucasia, Antioquia; Agropecuaria San Alfonso located in San Martin, Meta; JPS Ganaderia\/Juan P Sierra Quiroz, located in Magdalena Medio; and Ganaderia Tequendama, located in Acacias, Meta.<\/p>\n

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Por primera vez en 14 a\u00f1os, ganado Brahman ha sido exportado fuera de los Estados Unidos a Colombia.
\nAnimal Logistic Services LLC, propiedad de Hernando Riano y su socio en Panam\u00e1, Santiago Alvarez, coordin\u00f3 la cuarentena y el transporte de 18 cabezas de ganado, que incluye diez brah-man (toros para cria, novillas v\u00edrgenes y toretes j\u00f3venes) de Texas a Colombia.
\nLos Brahman Rojos provenian de Detering Red Brahmans en Hempstead, Texas, y los Brahman Grises de J. D. Hudgins, Inc. en Hungerford, Texas.<\/p>\n

Animal Logistic Services hab\u00eda estado trabajando en la organizaci\u00f3n de la exportaci\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica y conseguir los nuevos protocolos de Colombia desde noviembre pasado. La exportaci\u00f3n es signifi-cativa ya que conten\u00eda los primeros brahman de los EE.UU hacia Colombia desde que el pa\u00eds cerr\u00f3 sus fronteras para el ganado vivo estadounidense en 2003 debido a la preocupaci\u00f3n por la EEB. (encefalopat\u00eda espongiforme bovina).<\/p>\n

\u201cDespu\u00e9s de muchos a\u00f1os de tener a los criadores de Brahman colombianos visitando nuestro rancho y usando nuestra gen\u00e9tica a trav\u00e9s de embriones y semen, fue gratificante y un honor, fi-nalmente y por una vez m\u00e1s, haber enviado ganado vivo a Colombia,” dijo Will Detering de De-tering Red Brahmans.<\/p>\n

El Dr. David Husfeld y la Dra. Adriana Serrano de Quality Genetics, LLC en Washington, Texas procesaron las pruebas de salud y certificados para los animales que se enviaron. Adem\u00e1s de las pruebas est\u00e1ndar requeridas por la mayor\u00eda de los protocolos en los pa\u00edses de Am\u00e9rica del Sur, el gobierno de Colombia exige realizar una prueba para la fiebre Q, la cual es causada por la bacteria Coxiella burnetii.
\nQuality Genetics, con su equipo de veterinarios se especializa en probar animales vivos para ex-portacion, ademas de todo lo relacionado con las ventas y exportacion de semen y embriones.<\/p>\n

“Para m\u00ed, personalmente, como colombiana, ha sido frustrante y un desaf\u00edo”, dijo la Dra. Serrano, en lo que respecta a no poder enviar ganado a Colombia durante la \u00faltima d\u00e9cada. Durante la en-trevista, la Dra. Serrano coment\u00f3 que est\u00e1 feliz con la apertura de la frontera y espera que haya m\u00e1s exportaciones a Colombia en el futuro, pero se\u00f1al\u00f3 que es probable que sea un “proceso len-to”, ya que la infraestructura en Colombia no se encuentra actualmente disponible para recibir grandes cantidades de ganado.
\nAnimal Logistic Services y Quality Genetics trabajaron con Los Pinos Cattle Company en Hemp-stead, Texas, para poner en cuarentena a los animales durante el per\u00edodo de 40 d\u00edas obligatorios. Esta instalaci\u00f3n tuvo que ser aprobada y certificada tanto por el USDA como por el gobierno de Colombia.<\/p>\n

Despu\u00e9s de la cuarentena, los animales fueron transportados en cami\u00f3n a Miami, Florida. Luego volaron a Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, que es el \u00fanico puerto aprobado por el gobierno en el pa\u00eds para reci-bir ganado extranjero.
\n\u201cColombia autoriza la importaci\u00f3n en avi\u00f3n solamente,” dijo Riano. “El gobierno no aprob\u00f3 los buques. La mayor\u00eda de los pa\u00edses autorizan al mar y aire, pero no Colombia.\u201d<\/p>\n

El ganado incluido en esta exportaci\u00f3n fueron adquiridos por Hacienda El Brillante situado en Caucasia, Antioquia; Agropecuaria San Alfonso ubicada en San Mart\u00edn, Meta; JPS Ganader\u00eda \/ Juan P Sierra Quiroz, que se encuentra en el Magdalena Medio; y Ganader\u00eda Tequendama, situ-ada en Acacias, Meta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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