Pay attention to legislation: five factors give birth to Animal Husbandry Law

Introduction: Beijing, Aug 23, Xinhua (reporter Shen Lutao, Zou Shengwen, Zhang Zongtang) the lack of strict protection system for livestock genetic resources, the occurrence of false and inferior species of livestock and poultry farming events, scattered breeding and animal disease prevention and control conflict is prominent These hot spots at home and abroad, the difficulty that the current laws and administrative regulations can't all regulate and adjust, become the important factors that promote the birth of Animal Husbandry Law For the first time, the agriculture and Rural Committee of the National People's Congress proposed the 17th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress to consider the draft animal husbandry law In 2004, the gross domestic product of animal husbandry was 1217.38 billion yuan, accounting for 33.6% of the total agricultural output value Animal husbandry has become the pillar industry of rural economy The development of animal husbandry can not only accelerate the transformation of grain and other by-products, promote the growth of planting industry, realize the sustainable development of agriculture, but also drive related industries, greatly extend the agricultural industry chain, accelerate the development of rural secondary and tertiary industries, realize the multiple value-added of agricultural products, absorb the surplus rural labor force in large quantity, and also be one of the important ways for farmers to increase their income In 2003, the cash income from animal husbandry accounted for more than 30% of the total cash income of farmers, and there were about 100 million people engaged in animal husbandry production and employment in related industries Shu Huiguo, vice chairman of the agriculture and Rural Committee of the National People's Congress, said in an explanation of the draft animal husbandry law that at present, the development environment of animal husbandry has undergone profound changes, and many new situations and problems have emerged in production and operation First, there is a lack of strict system for the protection of livestock and poultry genetic resources Some precious livestock and poultry species are extinct or on the verge of extinction, and some are lost abroad Second, the occurrence of false and bad breeding livestock and poultry farming events often occurs, and the production and management of breeding livestock and poultry need to be strengthened Third, the contradiction between small-scale scattered feeding and animal disease control is increasingly prominent Some farmers have a low level of breeding and a weak awareness of disease control, which is easy to cause epidemic Fourth, the quality and safety problems of livestock and poultry products are serious because the breeders do not use feed, feed additives, veterinary drugs and other inputs as required Fifthly, in order to improve the market competitiveness of livestock and poultry products and meet the needs of establishing the accountability system for the quality and safety of agricultural products, the livestock and poultry identification system and livestock and poultry archives system need to be established urgently At present, the main laws and administrative regulations related to animal husbandry that have been promulgated in China include grassland law, animal epidemic prevention law, entry and exit animal and plant quarantine law, feed and feed additive management regulations, breeding livestock and poultry management regulations, veterinary drug management regulations, etc These laws and administrative regulations have played a great role in promoting and safeguarding the development of animal husbandry, but they only involve one aspect or link of animal husbandry production, which is difficult to regulate the whole process of animal husbandry production and management.