Vietnam’s regulations on testing of livestock breeds

According to the Ordinance on livestock breeds 2004 of Vietnam, livestock breed-testing establishments must fully meet the following conditions:

- Having certificates of registration of activities of testing livestock breeds, granted by competent State agencies;

- Having appropriate locations, ensuring veterinary sanitation and environmental protection according to the provisions of the legislation on veterinary medicine, the legislation on fisheries and the legislation on environmental protection;

- Having material foundations and technical equipment and facilities suitable for the testing of each livestock species and each quality grade of breeds;

- Having or hiring technicians specialized in husbandry and veterinary medicine or aquaculture.

Livestock breed-testing establishments have the responsibility:

- To organize the testing of livestock breeds according to the testing process applicable to each livestock species and each quality grade of breeds, promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of Fisheries;

- To be responsible for results of already conducted testing.

Testing expenses shall be paid by testing-requesting organizations and individuals. In cases where the testing establishments affirm that livestock breeds are inconsistent with the assay results or their quality does not conform with the announced breed quality, the assay establishments or organizations and individuals producing and/or trading in livestock breeds must compensate for expenses for testing-requesting organizations and individuals.

View relevant provisions at the Ordinance on livestock breeds 2004 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2004.

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