The central province of Nghe An has requested shaping up locallivestock husbandry as local farmers tend to increase herds of buffalosand cows while tapering off pig raising.
Accordingto the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, NgheAn currently records about 708,500 heads of buffalos and cows, up 6.37percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, pig breeding falls 2.7 percent tonearly 948,300.
It was due to frequent swineepidemic diseases, higher feeding costs and decreasing pork prices,leading to less profits for farmers.
The province also called upon firms to engage in animal husbandry that also guarantees consumption.
In Nghia Dan district, TH Group has developed a beef cattle farm, thelargest-ever in Vietnam, with 45,000 cows, including 22,000milch-cows.-VNA
