TO INSPECT THE HUSBANDRY CONDITIONS OF MEDIUM AND SMALL-SCALE FARM EVERY 03 YEAR
On January 21, 2020, the Government promulgate the Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP on detailing a number of article of the Law on Animal Husbandry.
Accordingly, the criteria for a number of domestic animals that can use animal feed containing antibiotics in their juvenile stage for disease prevention are prescribed as follows: Pigs weighing up to 25 kg or from birth to 60 days of age; Chicken, duck, muscovy duck or quail from 01 to 21 days of age; Rabbits from birth to 30 days of age; Calves from 01 to 06 months of age.
Especially, antibiotics shall be only used in production of complete compound feeds for cattle and poultry and concentrate feeds for grazing cattle.
This Decree also regulate on cattle and poultry husbandry scale such as: Large-scale farm-based animal husbandry: From 300 or more of animal units; Medium-scale farm-based animal husbandry: From 30 to less than 300 animal units; Small-scale farm-based animal husbandry: From 10 to less than 30 animal units; Household-based animal husbandry: Under 10 animal units.
The Government assign for the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development shall be responsible for inspecting the domestic animal conditions of medium and small-scale farm-based animal husbandry establishments. The frequency of inspection is every 03 years;
This Decree takes effect on March 05, 2020.
