Thailand is set to export live cattle to Vietnam by boat for the first time, according to the country's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Mr. Chaiya Promma. The move comes after the Department of Livestock Development received approval from the Vietnam Department of Animal Health to export cattle and buffalo from inspected Thai ports. With three more farms recently certified as free of foot-and-mouth disease, the total number of farms registered for export to Vietnam now stands at 23. This development is expected to broaden the market for farmers and boost their income.