The bovines were transported from Uruguay under strict mandated conditions
The first shipment of some 4,500 Holstein cows, one of the best breeds for milk production, has arrived at the Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi from the Republic of Uruguay, the UAE News Agency WAM reported recently.
The shipment was sent through Zein 1 specifically designed for shipping livestock between continents, on the directives of the leadership of the UAE to enhance food security in the country.
The import of the Holstein breed is done within a record time of fewer than 40 days from the date of the import to the arrival of the shipment at the Khalifa Port, where federal, local government and international companies joined forces to receive the shipment.
This shipment is the first of the scheduled shipments, and many more will follow in the upcoming period. They are the beginning of an ambitious launch for the largest dairy cattle breeding project in the UAE to enhance food security locally.
“The arrival of the first Holstein breeds shipment is a perfect step in strengthening the country’s efforts to enhance local production and place it in all UAE markets,” remarked Mariam Hareb Almheiri, the UAE Minister of State for Food Security.
The cows were also transported through an integrated fleet of transport trucks intended for transporting livestock to the port in Uruguay, while they were received at shipping and follow-up points at the port, and then they shipped onto Zein 1.
