The Galician government intensifies coordination with Xenética Fontao to improve Galician livestock

SOURCE: RFEAGAS

The general directors of Livestock, Agriculture and Agri-Food Industries, José Balseiros, and of the PAC and Food Chain Control, Juan José Cerviño, met in San Caetano with officials from Xenética Fontao, a company owned by the Xunta and in charge of managing the Animal Escolma and Reproduction Center of Galicia.

The meeting served to strengthen collaboration and coordination between the Galician Ministry of Rural Affairs and Xenética Fontao to promote the overall genetic improvement of the Galician livestock sector. The Lugo-based company is considered a national and even international leader in its field and is in a prime position to secure funding for research and innovation in genetic improvement, among other defining characteristics.

It is worth recalling that Xenética Fontao and the Royal Spanish Federation of Associations of Selected Livestock (RFEAGAS) recently signed a collaboration agreement regarding DNA analysis of animals of various purebreds, with a view to further advancing the genetic improvement of these resources. The cooperation agreement will allow for 60,000 analyses to be carried out in 2026 and 2027 for parentage determination and genotyping, as well as providing technical advice.