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Nelore, Angus, Senepol breeds make Paraguay a cattle powerhouse
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Economy & Trade

Nelore, Angus, Senepol breeds make Paraguay a cattle powerhouse

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Paraguay has become a cattle powerhouse thanks to the Nelore, Angus, and Senepol breeds, which form the backbone of the national livestock industry.
  • The Nelore breed, introduced in 1925, is now the most consumed in Paraguay, with its developed biotype attracting interest from seven countries seeking to import semen and embryos.
  • The Angus and Senepol breeds, present for 46 and 30 years respectively, also contribute significantly to Paraguay's cattle herd, with genetic work and financial support from Sudameris driving reproductive advancements.

Paraguay's cattle industry is booming, with the Nelore, Angus, and Senepol breeds driving its ascent to a national powerhouse. These breeds, each with a unique history in the country, have become the pillars of livestock production through decades of dedicated genetic work.

In every corner of Paraguay there is a nelore.

— Luis SoljancicPresident of the Paraguayan Association of Nelore Breeders, highlighting the breed's prevalence.

The Nelore breed, first introduced in 1925, now dominates the market, being the most frequently slaughtered cattle in Paraguay. Its adapted biotype, refined over 20 years, has garnered international attention, with representatives from Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, and Guatemala visiting the Expo Paraguay 2026 to explore importing semen and embryos. Luis Soljancic, president of the Paraguayan Association of Nelore Breeders, expressed pride in the regional diffusion of this genetics.

It is a too complete breed.

— Luis SoljancicDescribing the Nelore breed's characteristics, including rusticity, adaptation, precocity, fertility, maternal ability, resistance to parasites, and good feed conversion.

The Angus breed has been adapting to Paraguay's climate for 46 years and is present in 60% of the herd destined for slaughter. Meanwhile, the Senepol breed celebrates 30 years in the country and two decades as a breeders' association. The leaders of these three breeds agree that Paraguayan genetics are now competitive internationally. Their joint efforts, supported financially by Sudameris, are facilitating every step of reproductive advancement, from acquiring breeding stock to embryo transfer.

That genetics that we worked together on today will be regionally disseminated in a large part of the world.

— Luis SoljancicCelebrating the international interest in Paraguayan Nelore genetics.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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