While the annual livestock show at La Rural, called simply the La Rural Exhibition, is a tradition that feels as old as the city, this year’s show is making people talk about something new: cloning. According to the Clarín, Argentina is one of only three countries with a large number of cloned cows and bulls; the other two nations are the United States and Canada. In the last two years, Argentina has cloned over two hundred cows and bulls, making it possible for livestock salesmen to guarantee their costumers extremely specific traits in their animals. The La Rural Exhibition is showcasing both the number of cloned animals in Argentina and the new database that contains all their information. This database will serve in years to come to monitor this growing but still experimental way of breeding prime cows for prime ribs.

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