SEJONG, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a dairy farm, the agriculture ministry in Sejong said Monday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said that 195 cows at the farm in Boeun, 180 kilometers southeast of Seoul, of North Chungcheong Province, tested positive for the [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Animals that have died or were euthanized because of foot and mouth disease or Avian Influenza (AI) can now be used in the manufacturing of fertilizer and feed. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it has renewed its notifications on the list of diseases for [...]
CHEONGDO, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — One hundred fighting bulls will have a fierce battle of horns at the Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival, which is being held at Cheongdo Bullfighting Stadium in Hwayang-eup. The festival, which opened on April 15, will have weight-divided competitions for the first three days. More intriguing gambling-type competitions will be held [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Animal-masked individuals cloaked in yellow sacks occupied streets near Hongdae Station in Seoul on March 1, campaigning for the conscious and moderate consumption of farmed animals. Activists from the Korea Association for Animal Protection (KAAP) dressed themselves in chicken and duck costumes and then covered themselves with sacks, in order [...]
JINCHEON, Korea, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Frustration against the factory farms of large-sized livestock raising and distribution companies is growing among local farmers following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. According to officials from Jeungpyeong and Jincheon counties in North Chucheong Province, local farmers are asking for the withdrawal of factory farms run by large companies, as [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Three more cases of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease have been confirmed in South Korea, raising worries that the animal disease keeps spreading in the country, government officials said Saturday. One FMD case was confirmed at a cow farm in Icheon, 80 kilometers west of Seoul, said the officials from the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Grand Park will be closed from December 30 through January 9 in its aim to tightly control the looming risk of bird flu or avian influenza (AI), as well as foot and mouth disease. Local authorities immediately beefed up quarantine efforts and started disinfecting farms around the country [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ CheilJedang announced its first-quarter sales results on May 8. Its sales revenue slightly increased to 1.8 trillion won, a 0.3-percent rise from the same period of the previous year. However, its operating profit showed a 12.7-percent decrease to 98.8 billion won due to a slump in domestic consumption [...]