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"Policy is coming" Wildlife Protection Special Edition: Bamboo rats, can they be raised as medicinal animals?

Q: A listener in Guilin asked us a question and said that her family is from rural Guilin, and the village has been raising bamboo rats to make money. After the new crown pneumonia epidemic, they all responded to the call to dispose of bamboo rats, and each one was compensated with 180 pieces. Now the parents are idle, do not know what to do, after all, they are older. It turns out that raising bamboo rats is very easy, and the food is all green materials such as sugar cane and bamboo, and there is no pollution. Now snake breeders can be sold to pharmaceutical factories, and peacock farmers can be sold to parks for ornamentation. So, can they continue to raise bamboo rats and help find someone to buy and go to the pharmaceutical factory?

"Policy is coming" Wildlife Protection Special Edition: Bamboo rats, can they be raised as medicinal animals?

A: This question has already been answered by reference. According to the Guiding Opinions on the Disposal of Artificially Bred Terrestrial Wild Animals in Guangxi issued by the Forestry and Finance Departments of Guangxi in June 2020, the disposal methods of domestically raised terrestrial wild animals mainly include these types, namely: comprehensive utilization, transformation of production, scientific release, seed source retention, harmless treatment and other treatment methods stipulated by the state.

"Policy is coming" Wildlife Protection Special Edition: Bamboo rats, can they be raised as medicinal animals?

However, from the current situation, the medicinal value of bamboo rats is not particularly high, and bamboo rats are not listed in the relevant pharmacopoeia and medical standards, there is no enterprise specializing in the medicinal use of bamboo rats, bamboo rats can not carry out transformation and transformation, nor can they be sold in the market, so it is not recommended that your parents continue to breed bamboo rats, parents can consider chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep and other livestock and poultry with broader market prospects for breeding.

Reporter: Lei Jun