UIJEONGBU, South Korea, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – As South Korea endures an unrelenting heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius, over 81,000 chickens and pigs have died in Gyeonggi Province alone between July 11 and 25, according to local government data released Wednesday. The fatalities began mounting shortly after heat advisories were issued across [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province has announced a comprehensive five-year plan worth 172.1 billion won to transform livestock waste management, focusing on resource recycling and environmental sustainability. The plan outlines 14 practical initiatives across three major areas: promoting eco-friendly scientific farming practices, diversifying waste recycling methods, and improving public perception of livestock waste [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Two women in their 70s have died due to extreme heat, raising the death toll from this year’s heat wave to 14, the interior ministry said Tuesday. On Sunday, a 71-year-old woman was found unconscious in her home in Seoul and subsequently died from a heat-related illness, while another [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) have agreed to inject an additional 150 billion won (US$113 million) this week to stabilize the price hike of agricultural and livestock products, the party leader said Friday. According to government data, prices of agricultural, livestock and fishery products rose [...]
SEJONG, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of pigs raised in South Korea edged down in the second quarter from a year earlier following the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), data showed Friday. South Korean farms raised 11.1 million pigs in the April-June period, down 0.5 percent from a year earlier, according to [...]
WANJU, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Institute of Animal Science on Wednesday held an annual memorial ceremony to honor animals sacrificed in the name of developing the livestock industry. Every year, the agency conducts a memorial ceremony to console the spirits of animals that have been sacrificed during research and trials. The memorial [...]
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, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of broiler chickens raised in South Korea fell 5.2 percent on-year in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, data showed Friday, amid concerns over the spread of avian influenza. South Korean farms raised 88.71 million broilers in the fourth quarter of 2022, down 4.89 million from [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed new technology that uses fermented rice husks and effective microorganisms to address the bad odor of livestock waste. A research team from the Korea Institute of Energy Research said Tuesday that it compounded a photosynthetic bacterium called rhodobacter sphaeroides into a cultivated effective microorganism. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The numbers of beef cattle and chickens raised in South Korea rose in the third quarter from a year earlier, data showed Thursday, amid the recovering demand following eased social distancing rules. The number of beef cattle came to 3.7 million over the July-September period, up 2.4 percent on-year, [...]