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 [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has slaughtered more than 1,000 pigs to try to stem the spread of African swine fever (ASF) following its first outbreak of the virus this year, the agriculture ministry said Friday. The animal disease broke out at a pig farm in Hongcheon, a county located about 100 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Maybe another word should be added to the proverb “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. And the word would be “short” or “belligerent” given a study that has examined the correlation between play and growth. Researchers have found that when pigs are offered play tools, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday that it will speed up efforts to supply the “heukdon” breed of pigs to local farms to meet rising demand for premium pork products in the country. “Local consumers’ demand for premium pork products has been increasing recently, leading to a hike in imports of [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean quarantine authorities are working hard to trace the source of the African swine fever that struck early this month as the country confirmed its ninth African swine fever (ASF) case, sparking concerns over a possibly massive spread of the deadly animal virus near the inter-Korean border. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea remained alert on Wednesday to stem the spread of African swine fever across the country after reporting its second confirmed case of the deadly animal disease at a farm near the heavily fortified border with North Korea. The new case at a pig farm in Yeoncheon was [...]
SEJONG, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of livestock in South Korea rose on-year in the first quarter of 2018 due to more calves being bred, government data showed Thursday. The data by Statistics Korea revealed there were just under 2.91 million cattle in the country at the end of March, up 0.9 percent, [...]
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 [...]