Veterinary Sciences Faculty of the National University of Asunción, it´s called to assume, in an urgent way, the challenge of strength the search of solutions for national reality through scientific and technological research.

The guidelines, in this area, should be oriented to improve the strategic objectives achievement of the 2030 country vision, poverty reduction, inclusive economic growth promoting and the country's insertion in the world (1). Consistent with the fact that they are relevant issues, public spending on this item has increased from 0.06% of GDP in 2008 to 0.13% of GDP in 2015; even so, it continues to be the lowest investment per capita in the region (Br 1.14%, Ar 0.58%, Uy 0.33%). (2)

In the context to which reference are made, our Studies House has made progress. Among them, the Scientific and Technological Research Department (DICT) has been created, defined research lines and the "Veterinary Sciences Compendium" magazine was launched in 2011. Likewise, the FCV has full-time Research Teachers (DIDCom) and about twenty colleagues from the teaching staff, who have entered as categorized researchers of the Science and Technology National Council (CONACYT), a fact that began in 2013 and that 2018 has almost doubled the initial number. On the other hand, quality and quantity of scientific publications have increased; which are remarkable achievements and account for a frank advance towards the internalization of the concept that if there is no research, there is no knowledge and if there is no knowledge, there is no progress.

Therefore, by pausing and looking back, it is a fact that the road has begun and it is necessary to move towards the construction of an educational community capable of delivering effective measures to society in terms of knowledge generation and transfer. With a research management based not only on interdisciplinary and thematic concurrence, but also and above of all, in giving answers to transcendental problems of the national and regional reality.