Viatina-19because of its value, she is constantly watched by camerasand is protected by an armed guard. Many Brazilians visit her barn on a farm near the city of Uberaba in the state of Minas Gerais in the eastern part of the country to see an unusual animal.
An exceptional champion
According to the Associated Press, the auction price of the animal was three times greater than the value of the last most expensive cow in the world. This is because Viatina-19 she gained a lot of muscle tissue very quicklyIs very fertile and she passed on her features to her offspring. “She's the closest to perfection,” said Lorrany Martins, a veterinarian caring for the cow. “She's a complete cow, it has all the features that all breeders are looking for“- she added.
Sold at auction for $4.2 million, the snow-white cow Viatina-19 belongs to Nelore beef cows and is the embodiment of Brazilian ambitions for many years of breeding champions. It happens that due to the price, one animal has several owners. Breeders obtain eggs or sperm, inseminate embryos into surrogate cows, hoping that they will produce the next generation of champions. Possibility egg collection from Viatina-19 it costs 250 thousand. dollars.
Cows responsible for climate change?
Climate scientists they appeal to limit your beef consumptionbecause its production is the largest source of greenhouse gases, taking into account global agriculture. In addition creating more pastures leads to more and more deforestation of the Amazon. According to data from the US Ministry of Agriculture There are over 230 million cows in Brazil.
Simultaneously Cattle farming is Brazil's main source of economic development, and the government is trying to conquer new markets, including Japan. Brazil is the largest beef exporter in the world.
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