Vietnam: Principles for naming new livestock breeds and lines

11:39, 12/12/2018

On November 19, 2018, the National Assembly of Vietnam officially approved the Law on Animal Husbandry 2018, which specifies the principles for naming new livestock breeds and lines.

According to the Law on Animal Husbandry 2018 of Vietnam, the principles for naming new livestock breeds and lines are specified as follows:

- Each livestock breed or line shall be given a single suitable Vietnamese name.

- The name given to each new livestock breed or line must not:

+ be identical to or cause confusion with the existing name of the livestock breed or line recognized;

+ only include numbers;

+ be against the historical, cultural and moral tradition and fine customs and practices of the country;

+ be written or spelled in the same way of that of names of leaders or heroes of the country and celebrities;

+ be decided upon names of regulatory agencies, people’s armed forces, political organizations, political-socio organizations, political-socio-professional organizations, social organizations and socio-professional organizations, except cases in which permission from such entity is granted.

View more details at the Law on Animal Husbandry 2018 of Vietnam, which takes effect from January 01, 2020.

-Thao Uyen-

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