Research progress on breeding standard of medicinal animals and discussion on several key problems.
- Author:
Yi-Quan ZHOU
1
;
Xian-You QU
1
;
Guang YANG
2
;
Jun-de LI
2
;
Yan SU
1
;
Ying LI
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: breeding standard; content framework; key problems; medicinal animals
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2016;41(23):4474-4478
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Medicinal animal breeding standards is regarded as the law to normalize relevant production that can guarantee the quality of traditional Chinese medicine of animal category. The article summarized the medicinal animal resources in our country and the present condition of medicinal animal breeding standards. It considered the current animal breeding standards system was in adequate, not only the quantity of breeding standards, the standard content and index were also uncomprehensive, which is not conducive to the scientific and orderly development and utilization of medicinal animal resources. The article pointed out that the development of the basic standards, environmental control, feed quality, raising management, inspection and quarantine should be included into the medicinal animal breeding standards, and the medicinal animal breeding standards content framework was introduced. Meanwhile, animal welfare, biological safety and file management should be concerned during the process of research. Hope the article has good reference value to medicinal animal breeding standards establishment and production management.
