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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
South Korea's agriculture ministry issues nationwide standstill order to contain bird flu spread
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has issued a temporary 48-hour standstill order for all poultry farms and livestock production facilities in the country to contain the spread of bird flu, Reuters reported.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Standstill order issued for all poultry farms in Gyeonggi, South Korea following reported bird flu case
South Korea has issued a standstill order for all poultry farms in Gyeonggi Province, 308 km south from Seoul, after one suspected case of highly pathogenic bird flu was reported, Korea Herald reported.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
South Korea confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak on duck farm
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said South Korea has confirmed a H5N8 bird flu outbreak on a duck farm in Girin-ri town, southwest of the country, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
South Korea confirms 2020's first case of avian influenza in local poultry farm
The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza affecting a poultry farm in South Korea this year was confirmed by authorities in late November.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
South Korea reports H5N8 bird flu among wild birds
South Korea's Agriculture Ministry said it has detected the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu among samples collected from wild birds in Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, central west of the country and 84 km from Seoul, Reuters reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
New African swine fever cases in South Korea, 1,500 swine culled
South Korea has detected new African swine fever (ASF) cases on a farm in Gangwon province, the first time the disease has been discovered this year among farm livestock, with 1,500 swine culled at the farm, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Monday, September 28, 2020
South Korean pig farms now allowed to restock following ASF outbreaks
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture has permitted pig farms to resume operations following outbreaks of African swine fever in the country.
Sunday, September 6, 2020
US beef exports face new challenge as South Korea re-imposes COVID-19 restrictions
The recent wave of COVID-19 cases in South Korea has posed a new challenge for US beef as the South Asian country re-imposed heightened social distancing requirements particularly in Seoul, including restrictions on some food and beverage p ...
Saturday, August 15, 2020
South Korea to produce more local black-colored pigs as demand for premium pork rises
Due to rising demand for premium pork products in South Korea, concerned authorities said it is speeding up the production of the local "heukdon" breed of pigs for distribution to local farms. This breed is a type of black-colored ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
South Korea's Dongwon invests in Norway-based Salmon Evolution
Norwegian aquaculture company Salmon Evolution announced that it has entered into an investment agreement with Dongwon Industries, one of the world's leading seafood enterprises based in South Korea.
Monday, July 27, 2020
South Korea's beef cattle hit record numbers in Q2
The number of beef cattle in South Korea hits a record high in the second quarter of 2020 amid rising beef prices, government data showed on July 23.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
South Korea's feed agency rejects 69,000-tonne corn
According to European traders, the Korea Feed Association (KFA) have rejected all offers and made no purchase in a tender last Thursday to buy up to 69,000 tonnes of corn, Reuters reported.
Friday, July 17, 2020
Kansas State University working with South Korean company on ASF vaccine
Kansas State University (K-State) is working together with its innovation partners and MEDIAN Diagnostics (MDx), a South Korean veterinary medicine company to develop an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine, K-State reported.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
South Korea braces for potential second wave of ASF
South Korea is preparing to stop a potential second wave of African swine fever outbreaks as the number of infected wild boars increased steady in recent times, the government announced on July 15.
Monday, February 17, 2020
19 more wild boar detected with African swine fever in South Korea
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