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Thua Thien-Hue has 406 organic and biosafety farms

(VAN) Organic and biosafety livestock models help businesses and farmers save production costs, protect the environment and prevent disease.
Organic cow farming model in A Luoi district, Thua Thien - Hue province. Photo: Cong Dien.

Organic cow farming model in A Luoi district, Thua Thien - Hue province. Photo: Cong Dien.

Information from the Department of Livestock and Animal Health of Thua Thien-Hue showed that, recently, 406 organic and biosafety livestock farms have been formed and developed in the province using biological bedding and biological products.

Specifically, the whole province has 14 large-scale pig and chicken farms, 75 medium-scale farms (25 pig farms, 26 poultry farms, 20 beef farms, 4 compound farms) and 317 small-scale farms (120 cattle farms, 5 goat farms, 82 pig farms, 80 poultry farms) and 30 compound farms, and 108 bird's nest houses.

In addition, there are 42 households and 2 cooperatives that are cooperating and developing well in organic, biosafety pig farming, linked along the value chain with more than 300 sows and 6,000 pigs for meat. An organic pig farm at 4F livestock complex in Phong Thu commune, Phong Dien district, has a scale of 100 sows, 2,200 breeding pigs, and pigs for meat. About 30 high-tech livestock facilities apply barn cooling technology and automatic drinking water... forming joint ventures in high-tech livestock farming.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Director of the Department of Livestock and Animal Husbandry in Thua Thien-Hue, organic and biosafety livestock models have helped businesses and farmers save a lot of production costs, protect the environment, and prevent diseases. In the coming time, the province will continue to expand to households to ensure livelihoods and jobs for people, while contributing to effective restructuring of the livestock industry. ​​

Author: Cong Dien

Translated by Hoang Duy

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