What is an Associate Degree in Livestock Production in Vietnam?​ (Illustrative image)

The regulations issued along with Circular 23/2019/TT-BLDTBXH stipulate that an associate degree in livestock production is a profession that produces various quality products ensuring food safety and hygiene to meet human needs, supplies raw materials for the processing industry, and exports livestock products, meeting level 5 requirements in the Vietnam National Qualifications Framework.

The main tasks of the profession include: consulting on farm design, providing technical guidance on livestock production; livestock business production; planning, managing, and operating livestock farms and other related duties in the livestock field.

Professionals in livestock production typically work at training and research institutions; livestock companies; animal breeding companies; animal feed production companies; poultry hatcheries; feed businesses; livestock farms; livestock cooperatives; self-employment; government management agencies, administrative units, and other organizations related to livestock production.

Note: Minimum knowledge volume: 2055 hours, equivalent to 75 credits.

Particularly, after graduation, learners have the competency to meet the requirements in various job positions within the industry, including:

• Consulting on livestock farm design;
• Producing animal breeds;
• Producing animal feed;
• Extracting, mixing, and preserving semen;
• Artificial insemination;
• Rearing and caring for animals;
• Artificial egg incubation;
• Trading animal feed, breeds, and livestock equipment and instruments.

For more details, see the regulations in Circular 23/2019/TT-BLDTBXH, effective from February 6, 2020.

Le Vy

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