HCM City (VNA) – The animal husbandry sector targets a higher share of all agricultural products to 42 percent and 32 percent by 2010 and 2020, respectively.
Dr. Hoang Kim Giao, director of the Animal Husbandry Department, said: “To reach the goal, the sector would have to achieve an annual growth rate of 8-9 percent to 2010 and 6-7 percent from 2010-2015.
In order to reach those goals, the sector would have to produce 3.2 million tonnes of meat of various kinds, 380,000 tonnes of fresh milk and 7 billion eggs in 2010.
It would have to produce 5.5 million tonnes of meat, 1 million tonnes of milk and 14 billion eggs in 2020 to ensure the average per capita of 56 kilos of meat, 10.2 kilos of fresh milk and 140 eggs a year, Giao said.
The industry needs to follow industrial methods by building large-scale farms with modern farming technology, which would shield domestic herds of livestock from epidemics and ensure food safety and environmental protection, he said.
It should also create close relations between companies and farmers to develop professional product distribution systems to facilitate breeders’ consumption and stabilise market prices, Giao said.
Giao said that specialised processes would be strictly controlled to ensure the quality of products as well as food hygiene and safety.
Farmers would be encouraged to use industrially processed feed and control epidemics, especially serious foot-and-mouth disease, avian flu, and respiratory and reproductive disorders.
More waste treatment systems would be built at breeding farms to increase the percentage of farms having treatment facilities to 45 percent in 2010 and 70 percent in 2015.
The industry plans to build large-scale commercial breeding areas in suitable climates and soil, such as northern Midland area, Central Highlands , and several northern and southeastern provinces.
Over the last five years, the country’s animal husbandry sector has achieved rather high growth rates with live-weight pork production rising by 9.2 percent, eggs, 8.9 percent and milk, 27 percent, according to Giao.
The number of breeding farms which use advanced farming methods multiplied while the quality of hybrids and breeding techniques improved significantly.
Many localities nationwide are processing animal feed with advanced technology, contributing to the use of industrially-produced feed to nearly 42 percent of the total in 2006.
The industry has already established a legal framework on the management of animal breeders and feed.-Enditem
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