Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Morethan 1,145 made-in-Vietnam animal drugs are being shipped to 40 countries andterritories, bringing in revenue of over 22 million USD on an annual basis.
According to the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam has 75 facilities producingveterinary drugs, all of which reach good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards.
There are 12,501 productsmade domestically or imported. Of these, 1,592 are for the fisheries sector,serving more than 80 percent of aquatic farms.
Vietnam has for the firsttime successfully produced a vaccine for type O foot-and-mouth disease to guardthe health of about 20,000 heads of livestock a year. The vaccine has helped cutthe spending of billions of VND on imported vaccines annually./.
VNA
