Regulations on conditions applied for livestock breed and line testing facilities in Vietnam

Regulations on conditions applied for livestock breed and line testing facilities in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What is testing of livestock breeds and lines?

According to Clause 1, Article 26 of the Law on Animal Husbandry 2018, livestock breed and line testing means rearing and monitoring of a certain livestock breed or line under certain conditions within a given period of time with the aim of determining the difference, stability and consistency in productivity, quality, resistance to diseases and evaluating harmful effects of such breed or line.

Specifically, livestock breed means a population of livestock of the same species and the same stock, having similar appearance and genetic structure, having been generated, consolidated and developed by human manipulations; a livestock breed must have a certain number of individuals for multiplication and inheritance of its characteristics by offspring generations.

(Clause 9, Article 2 of Law on Animal Husbandry 2018)

2. Conditions applied for livestock breed and line testing facilities in Vietnam

According to Article 27 of the Law on Animal Husbandry 2018, every livestock breed and line testing facility must:

- Satisfy conditions specified in Article 55 of the Law on Animal Husbandry 2018:

- Being located in the area conformable to the local and regional socio-economic development strategy and breeding development strategy, and meet breeding density requirements specified in Clause 4 and 5 Article 53 hereof;

- Being supplied with adequate water to ensure quality of breeding activities and livestock waste treatment;

- Taking measures to protect environment under law provisions on environmental protection;

- Having breeding housing and breeding equipment suitable for each kind of livestock;

- Having its breeding process, use of animal feeds, veterinary medicines and vaccines and other information recorded for the purpose of tracing origin of domesticated animals and retain such record for at least 1 years from the end of breeding period;

- Setting up a safe distance from the farm to objects affected by breeding activities and from the contamination source to the breeding farm.

Any organization or individual running large-scale livestock farms must be granted a certificate of eligibility for animal husbandry.

- Have material facilities and technical equipment suitable for testing of livestock breeds and lines;

- Employ technicians holding a university degree or higher in animal husbandry or veterinary or biology;

- Apply appropriate quality management system.

3. Rights and obligations of livestock breed and line testing facilities in Vietnam

3.1. Rights of livestock breed and line testing facilities in Vietnam

Specifically, in Clause 1, Article 31 of the Law on Animal Husbandry 2018, every livestock breed and line testing facility is entitled to:

- Test livestock breeds and lines as per law provisions;

- Conduct verification of livestock breeds and lines as prescribed in Article 28 hereof;

- Be paid for testing and verification of livestock breeds and lines as per law provisions;

- Make complaints or denunciations or file a lawsuit regarding livestock breed and line testing as per law provisions;

- Refuse to provide information concerning the testing result, except for cases requested by competent regulatory agencies.

3.2. Rights of establishments testing livestock strains and breeds

Every livestock breed and line testing facility is obliged to:

- Abide by conditions applied to testing facilities during the operation;

- Take responsibility for the testing and verification result;

- Comply with law provisions on biosecurity, disease resistance and environmental protection;

- Retain the testing dossier for at least 3 years after the testing or verification;

- Undergo inspection carried out by competent regulatory agencies.

(Clause 2, Article 31 of Law on Animal Husbandry 2018)

Thanh Rin

>> CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN VIETNAMESE