NAMWON, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Heartwarming news came from a family of cows on a farm in Songdong-myeon in Namwon, North Jeolla Province that survived last summer’s severe flooding of the Seomjin River. In August last year, when the Seomjin River dam collapsed due to heavy rainfall, many homes and barns in Songdong-myeon district [...]
GURYE, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A cow that survived a flood by climbing onto a roof successfully gave birth after she was rescued. The cow, which was rescued from Yangjeong village in Gurye County, South Jeolla Province, gave birth to twin calves on Tuesday morning, immediately following the rescue. Despite being exhausted from the [...]
SANGJU, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A cow gave birth to South Korea’s very first quadruplets at a local farm in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province. The cow gave birth to two female and two male calves last Friday. The calves were born earlier than the originally expected due date, Mar. 5. The mother is a [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A service that informs Korean cattle farmers by predicting the genetic ability of female calves will be implemented to help genetically superior hanwoo give birth to multiple calves. Hanwoo refers to beef cattle produced in South Korea. The Rural Development Administration and NongHyup Agribusiness Group Inc. have established a [...]
CHEONJU, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A bull running loose along a highway in central South Korea stopped traffic on Friday before being captured by police officers, police said. Around 7:07 a.m., the 7-month-old bull jumped over a guardrail on southbound lanes of the Jungbu Highway in Ochang, a town in the central province of North [...]
SEJONG, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced the development of ‘smart farm’ technology, which equips existing dairy farms with information and communications technology (ICT). Equipment that helps enhance productivity in breeding farm animals, such as robot milking machines, automatic calf feeders, and self-regulation cattle bowls will be provided so [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A four-year-old cow in Korea which gave birth to two calves in a 45-day term is attracting attention. The 39-month-old cow delivered a female calf on March 5. However, it gave birth to one more calf, a male, on April 19, after just 45 days. Both calves are healthy. [...]