Gyeongbuk Province Livestock Quarantine Evaluation 'Grand Prize' Goes to Gyeongsan City... Top Honors to Andong City and Yecheon County

Excellence Awards to Gimcheon-si, Mungyeong-si, Seongju-gun, and Goryeong-gun

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Gyeongsangbuk-do held an award ceremony on the 9th in the governor's reception room, attended by Governor Lee Cheol-woo and deputy heads of cities and counties, to recognize outstanding cities and counties in livestock quarantine performance evaluation.

This year, the prestigious Grand Prize in the livestock quarantine performance evaluation was awarded to Gyeongsan City. The Excellence Award went to Andong City and Yecheon County, while the Merit Award was given to Gimcheon City, Mungyeong City, Seongju County, and Goryeong County. The Grand Prize recipients received a commendation and a prize of 5 million KRW. The Excellence Award winners were given a commendation and 3 million KRW, and the Merit Award winners received a commendation and 1 million KRW.

The evaluation covered 23 cities and counties and was conducted across 16 items in 7 categories, including responses to foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza, African swine fever, livestock infectious disease management measures, zoonotic disease management, disease surveillance, and quarantine training, as well as the quarantine commitment of local leaders.

Gyeongsan City, the Grand Prize winner, was recognized for leading proactive voluntary quarantine efforts by farms to block African swine fever, such as non-face-to-face management of vehicles entering migratory bird habitats and culling all small-scale pigs in cooperation with the Gyeongsan Pig Farming Association.

Andong City, selected for the Excellence Award, was acknowledged for establishing a poultry shipment management system in vulnerable quarantine areas and installing disinfection equipment at farm entrances. Yecheon County was recognized for discovering various excellent cases, including a zoonotic disease non-occurrence management system and 100% implementation of pig farm fencing projects.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo emphasized at the award ceremony that "disaster-type livestock diseases make the role of city and county quarantine sites more important than anything else," and praised the efforts of the staff who are defending 'Clean Gyeongbuk' on the front lines of quarantine.

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