Russia Interested in Cuban Veterinary Products

Russian entrepreneurs and specialists of the food sphere expressed their interest today in the Cuban veterinary products presented at the 21 Cereals-Fodder-Veterinary International Fair.

The Minister Counselor of the Embassy of Cuba in Russia, Rolando Zayas and Dr. Carmen Acosta, regional manager of Heberbiotec, highlighted the benefits of some of the products of that corporation and Labiofam.

When he addressed to ambassadors, diplomats, businessmen andbusinesswomen during the round table "Russia-Latin America: prospects for cooperation in the Agroindistrial Sector', Zayas emphasized the usefulness of the biological rodenticide Biorat.

Zayas explained that since 1985 Biorat has proved to be highly effective and presents no threat to human life, as was recognized by international agencies and governments of several countries. Biorat is validated by the Cuban 'Pedro Kouri' Institute of Tropical Medicine and has been widely used in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and may be very useful in Russia, Zayas said.

During the Zayas and Acosta's presentation also presented the biological nematicide Hebervermin, with broad application in agriculture and possible use in Russia's greenhouses.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) losses caused annually by parasitic nematodes worldwide exceed the USD 78 billion.

Those attending the roundtable also knew that Cuba has developed veterinary ecologically clean immunizing agents against cattle tick, effective in several countries, and developed the only vaccine in the world against the virus of classical swine fever.

Convened by the National Committee for Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries (Cepla), the panel included speakers from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, and also participated officials from other embassies in the region.

In her speech, Tatiana Mashkova, general director of Cepla lamented that the presence of Latin America and the Caribbean in this fair occurred in its edition 21, and said that from now on, it should be an event of importance every year.

Latin American and the Caribbean countries have much to offer to Russia in the food sector and in technology, and Russia may also receive high value products, which are necessary for the sector, concluded the director of Cepla.