Requirements for intensive farming according to Vietnam’s current regulations

10:45, 02/07/2016

The Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 66/2016/ND-CP on conditions for investment in protection and quarantine of flora, plant varieties; common wild animals; aquatic animals; foods and husbandry.

Specifically, according to Decree No. 66/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, intensive farms rearing exceeding 100 cattle/buffaloes/horses for breeding/ exceeding 200 individuals for meat; or intensive sheep/goat farms with exceeding 400 individuals for breeding or exceeding 600 for meat; intensive rabbit farms with exceeding 3,000 individuals for breeding or exceeding 6,000 individuals for meat; intensive pig farms with exceeding 300 sows or exceeding 500 individuals including sows and pigs for meat; intensive chicken farm with exceeding 3,000 hens or exceeding 5,000 commercial chicken; etc. shall meet the following requirements:

- Technicians in such farms shall obtain two-year associate degrees in husbandry/veterinary medicine or higher.

- Liquid and solid waste treatment measures for environmental protection under the Law on Environment shall be applied. Wastewater shall be treated to meet standards in QCVN 62 - MT: 2016/BTNMT on farming effluents.

- Such farms shall satisfy all requirements for food safety prescribed in Article 19 of Decree No. 66/2016/ND-CP.

View full text at Decree No. 66/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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