The Mexican Association of Meat Producers (AMEG) warned that the imposition of measures to stop the boreride worm puts the supply and supply chain of the meat at risk, as well as threat to a business valued in 192 billion dollars.
“The supply (in Mexico) depends on a productive model in which cattle is reproduced in the southern and southeast states, subsequently moves to corrales in the north of the country, where the meat that is consumed throughout the country occurs,” said the body led by Jesús Brígido Colonel.
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At least 350 cattle producers affiliated with AMEG asked federal, state and municipal authorities to avoid the implementation of new restrictions so as not to incur an over -regulation in the mobilization of cattle in Mexico.
“The scientific evidence and international experience show that the only proven and sustainable method to eradicate the boreride worm is the systematic release of sterile flies,” he said.
The boreride worm of cattle is a parasitic plague that mainly affects animals. However, in some cases it can represent a risk to human health.
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The association added that sterile flies interrupt the reproductive cycle of the parasite, as well as a large -scale effective tool in different countries.
According to the AMEG, the boreride worm affects any hot blood animal; Therefore, its dispersion does not depend solely on cattle.
The identification of larvae in fattening pens allows you to monitor early and focus mitigation actions to avoid its propagation, he explained.
“This finding should not be interpreted as a sign of infestation in the identified zone, but as evidence that health surveillance protocols are working,” he said.
AMEG meat producers have invested in infrastructure and capabilities to detect, isolate, treat and cure any infected animal in our pens.
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“We will continue to collaborate with federal and state authorities in the review and improvement of timely detection protocols, in order to limit the propagation of the plague without restricting the mobilization of the cattle,” he said.
