SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of broiler chickens and ducks raised in South Korea fell in the first quarter of 2023 from a year earlier, data showed Thursday, following the outbreak of avian influenza. South Korean farms raised 88.85 million broilers in the January-March period, down 1.3 percent from the previous year, [...]
ULSAN, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Ulsan police found some 40 geese and ducks on July 19 wandering in flocks and blocking traffic in Ulsan’s Jung District. This unusual incident occurred after a nearby farm building collapsed in strong wind, releasing the birds that were in captivity. Police officers were soon deployed to capture the [...]
GWANGJU, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Two contradicting demands are being made by Gwangju residents, who are currently divided over a group of ducks that are currently living in a lake park in the southwestern city. Citizens of the area are focusing their attention on the decision to be made by the municipality to either [...]
ULSAN, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A family of Indian spot-billed ducks that appeared at Hyundai Motor’s Ulsan factory was handed over to a wildlife rescue center after being taken care of by company employees. According to Hyundai employees, a mother duck and her nine ducklings appeared near the main factory building around the middle [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been a grim summer for poultry farmers. Fears of an outbreak of avian influenza and murderous heat waves that have resulted in the deaths of millions of animals have made 2017 a year to forget. Since the “official” end of the rainy season on July 25, it is estimated [...]